yes / In 2012 Steven Mintz argued that the history of childhood matters, since
it has context-specific implications. This paper outlines the historical
construction of childhood, in general, and specifically in Ghana, and
presents how childhood construction impacts on children’s participation
in Ghana. The paper argues that the cultural value underpinning
childhood construction in the Ghanaian context - i.e. unidirectional
respect from children and young people to adults at all times - has
implications for children’s participation, as it limits children and young
people’s willingness to participate in decision-making forums. The paper
concludes that by such cultural ideology any participatory effort that
includes children, young people and adults together may be counterproductive
and thus likely to fail.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/10989 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Adu-Gyamfi, Jones |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article, Published version |
| Rights | © 2014 Sacha & Diamond Publishers. Sacha & Diamond Academic Publications are licensed under creative commons attribution 3.0 unported licence |
| Relation | http://www.sachajournals.com/ajss-volume-4-2--2014.htm |
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