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In the Eyes of a Child — Behind the Wire: Education for Children in Mandatory Detention in Australia

Author(s) -

Yasmine Joy Fauzee

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

contemporary issues in early childhood

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646

H-Index - 24

ISSN - 1463-9491

DOI - 10.2304/ciec.2003.4.1.9

Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , political science , early childhood education , immigration detention , psychology , criminology , public administration , developmental psychology , law , geography , human rights , archaeology

Public concern for the well-being of children held in detention in Australia has been revealed through a National Inquiry. Evidence indicates that children are detrimentally affected by the detention environment on many levels. The discussion here focuses on the question of education. A ‘dual strategic approach’ is advocated, which calls for the urgent needs of children to be met within a context of concerted measures to end mandatory detention.

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