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Why do Inconsistencies Persist in Children´s Rights to “Good” Education, Heritage Education and STEM Education?

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The question of children’s rights in general and of children’s education, in particular, has been for over 20 years the focus of comparative education literature as well as in the development literature (Babaci-Wilhite, 2014; Jonsson, 2001). Champions of children’s rights, emphasize that children everywhere consist of a vulnerable age group and therefore, need protections.

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Semali, L.M. (2016). Why do Inconsistencies Persist in Children´s Rights to “Good” Education, Heritage Education and STEM Education?. In: Babaci-Wilhite, Z. (eds) Human Rights in Language and STEM Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-405-3_14

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