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The book presented here describes an outstanding attempt, not only
to include children's views but to partner with children to develop
the concept of well-being and to study the phenomenon as the
children understand it. The authors do this by placing the concept
of children's well-being within the existing discourses on the
topic and by developing their unique theoretical approach to the
concept. Then, and based on what children told them, the authors
identify different domains and dimensions of children's well-being
and touch upon its multifaceted nature. The book concludes with
drawing research and policy implications from an integrated summary
of the study's findings and lists indicator concepts that present
an alternative framework and conceptualisation of well-being from a
child standpoint.
The book presented here describes an outstanding attempt, not only
to include children's views but to partner with children to develop
the concept of well-being and to study the phenomenon as the
children understand it. The authors do this by placing the concept
of children's well-being within the existing discourses on the
topic and by developing their unique theoretical approach to the
concept. Then, and based on what children told them, the authors
identify different domains and dimensions of children's well-being
and touch upon its multifaceted nature. The book concludes with
drawing research and policy implications from an integrated summary
of the study's findings and lists indicator concepts that present
an alternative framework and conceptualisation of well-being from a
child standpoint.
This edited book is the result of collaboration between five
countries in the Asia Pacific Region. It is auspiced by Childwatch
International, a global research network. It explores the
socio-cultural context of children's participation in the five
countries, in response to the obligations on these countries, as
signatories to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. While
the legal mandating of participation has significant implications
for children's lives and adult-child relations, research in this
area has been limited, particularly cross culturally.
This book is an important addition to the growing literature which
addresses the issue of Australia's policies towards people seeking
asylum. In the early stages of the Tampa crisis, the government
dominated discussions around Australian refugee policy. Australians
would decide who would live amongst us. Such decisions were was
when asylum seekers were depicted as non-law abiding, unruly and
inhumane 'others' who were very different from us. Slowly other
voices have been added to this discussion and in different forums
we have begun to hear from some of those people who sough asylum
and who describe horrors, fears and terrors which made remaining
where they were, unthinkable. These stories began to challenge the
idea that these refugees were different from us. Still, the
Australian hardline policies have continued. This volume broadens
the debate by adding to the voices of some of those seeking asylum,
the voices of people who have been working directly with refugees,
as well as those of experts able to comment on the impact of the
laws created around the refugees.
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