Children, education, and health
Subtitle: international perspectives on law and policy
By: edited by Neville Harris, Paul Meredith
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hampshire, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
Subjects: Human rights; Right to education; Educational law and legislation; Right to health
Description: "This volume examines the relationship between children's education and health from an international perspective and explores some of the more problematic legal and policy issues. The authors look at a broad range of often controversial issues such as sex, HIV, drugs, bullying, mental health, etc within both a national and international context. The discussion also raises broader questions concerning religious/moral rights within pluralistic societies and the relationship between authorities, teachers and families. At a time when child health is very much in the spotlight, this study highlights the importance of prevention in healthcare and the role of education in protecting and promoting the rights of the child."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-272) and index.
Table of contents: title: Schoolchildren and health : the role of international human rights law / Laura lundy; title: Pupil bullying, mental health, and the law in England / Neville Harris; title: Drug policy in English schools : an analysis / Charlotte Walsh; title: Enlightenment and trust : the debate over sex education in the United States / Charles Glenn; title: Some shortcomings in the provision of sex education in England / Paul Meredith; title: Calculating the risk of teenage pregnancy : sex education, public health, the individual, and the law / Ann Blair; title: Education and sexual health in the Russian Federation / Gracienne Lauwers; title: HIV/AIDS, inclusion, and the law in American public schools / Charles J. Russo; title: HIV/AIDS policy in South African schools / Christa Van Wyk; title: Disability and school education : law and policy in UK and Australia / Marcia Conroy and Jim Jackson; title: School health education in the United States : the law and the public trust / Gerald S. Fain.