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Canada is presented as having pledged to uphold children’s participatory, protection, and provision rights, while Article 12 frames age-appropriate involvement and recognition of children’s decision-making capacity. 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The purpose of this paper is to provide a rationale for implementing these rights in schools. It argues that while there appears to be a strong philosophical, legal and political argument for encouraging youth participation, school policy and practice often excludes children from the decision-making process. It concludes with suggestions for the implementation of participatory rights in schools.  \nChild Rights in the Canadian Context: An Introduction  \nOn November 20, 1989 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Rights of the Child. As a signatory to the Convention, Canada has pledged to uphold a specific body of identifiable rights for children in such areas as prevention, protection, provision and participation (Jonyniene & Samuelsson, 1999; Hammarberg, 1990) . While this is certainly not the first legal instrument to recognize children as independent bearers of rights, it is perhaps the most revolutionary given the innovative participatory role it advocates for children (Steiner & Alston, 2000) . Article 12 of the Convention states that children have a right to be heard in matters affecting them and to have their opinions taken into account according to their age and level of maturity. The importance of this article resides not only in the age-appropriate participation that it enunciates but also in its recognition of children as having the capacity to make meaningful decisions (Stasiulis, 2002) . Indeed, the Convention holds the promise that children will be given a more active role in decision-making processes and calls upon states to secure opportunities for youth to participate in the public sphere.  \nTo date, the Convention has been ratified by all United Nations members with the exception of the United States and Somalia. This widespread acceptance is remarkable when we consider that no other human rights instrument has ever been so quickly ratified by the international community (Kwong-Ieung Tang, 2003). However, the extraordinary success of this international document has more recently been followed with a realization of the numerous challenges that exist in implementing its principles at the ground level (Wyse, 2001) . In institutions such as schools, where children spend a significant portion of their time, perhaps the most demanding challenge is the realization of participatory rights (Howe & Covell, 2000). This is largely because schools have traditionally adopted a hierarchical model of operation whereby administrators and other education officials have been responsible for making important decisions regarding school policy and practice. Likewise, educators have frequently opted for hierarchical teaching strategies in which the teacher wields the power to shape the overall classroom environment. In this traditional model of education it is difficult for young people to participate in decision-making processes because adults are not required to share power with youth (Bickmore, 2001) . Given that this structure of operation still pervades several Canadian  \nschools, we might assume that our traditional educational practices often violate the participatory rights of children.  \nIn light of this problem, the overarching purpose of this paper is to provide a rationale for implementing new and innovative opportunities for youth to participate in schools. To this end, the first section of this paper will demonstrate the philosophical justification for upholding participatory rights. As we shall see, children and youth possess the capacity to make certain choices and thus, they should be provided with greater opportunities to infl","cbCaiv6VzpvbeEMY","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiv6VzpvbeEMY","pdf",75296,"English","# Child Rights in the Canadian Context: An Introduction\n## Philosophical Underpinnings of Child Rights: Liberationist and Liberal Caretaking\n## Theories","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of the paper regarding children’s rights in schools?\",\"answer\":\"To provide a rationale for implementing participatory rights in schools by showing why youth should have opportunities to influence decisions that affect them.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Article 12 of the Convention relate to participation rights?\",\"answer\":\"It states that children have the right to be heard and that their opinions should be taken into account according to age and maturity, recognizing children’s capacity to make meaningful decisions.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the paper argue that schools often fail to uphold participatory rights?\",\"answer\":\"Schools commonly use hierarchical models where administrators and educators control important decisions, so adults are not required to share power with youth.\"}]","UN Convention on the Rights of the Child - A Rationale for Implementing Participatory Rights in Schools | PDF",1792084920]