Impact · Critical perspectives

Youth participation: Adultism, human rights and professional youth work

Corney, Cooper, Shier & Williamson (Children & Society) · 2022 · Academic paper

Academic paper arguing that participation is a right rather than a technique, and that adultism (treating young people as lesser than adults) undermines it. Critiques Hart's ladder and other models and sets out what rights-based, non-tokenistic practice asks of adults.

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Critical perspectives

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PDF

Access

Open access

Link

harryshier.net