Children?s Rights and Education - International Perspectives

Beth Blue Swadener earned her PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is currently Professor of Justice and Social Inquiry and Associate Director of the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University. Her research focuses on cross-national policy studies in early childhood, particularly in Africa, with emphasis on children's rights and participation. Laura Lundy is Professor of Education Law and Children's Rights at Queen's University, Belfast, where she earned her PhD and qualified as a barrister.
She is currently Director of the Centre for Children's Rights (www.qub.ac.uk/ccr). Janette Habashi is Associate Professor of Human Relations at the University of Oklahoma, with a PhD from Kent State University. Her research with children and Indigenous populations examines socialization, national identity, political participation/resistance, and children's rights-based approaches in policy and research.
Natasha Blanchet-Cohen is Assistant Professor in Applied Human Sciences at Concordia University and holds a PhD from the University of Victoria. As an applied researcher on community youth development for over 15 years, she focuses on young people's agency and embedding youth decision-making into practice.