The Study of the Rights of the Child in Iceland

A representative sample of 8th and 9th Grade Icelandic students responded to the questionnaire on children's rights employed in the cross-national ISPA survey, following full parental consultation. The results showed the Icelandic children considered that rights were important but were more lik...

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Published in:School Psychology International
Main Authors: Gunnarsdottir, Augusta, Sigurdardottir, Maia, Jonsdottir, Asdis
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2001
Subjects:
Psychiatry and Mental health
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Education
Iceland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143034301222005
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0143034301222005
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Summary:A representative sample of 8th and 9th Grade Icelandic students responded to the questionnaire on children's rights employed in the cross-national ISPA survey, following full parental consultation. The results showed the Icelandic children considered that rights were important but were more likely to be taken into account at home than at school. Nevertheless, the issue of children's rights was shown to be taken more seriously in Iceland than in any other surveyed country, particularly in schools. These findings are seen to be of potential value with regard to the implementation in Iceland of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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