Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)

Korean Association of Child Studies (한국아동학회)
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An Analytical Study on the 1st Enacted 'Child Edu-care Act(1991)' - From the Perspective of Children's Rights

아동권리관점에서 본 영유아보육법 제정법령 분석 및 평가

  • 강현구 (서울대학교 유아교육최고위과정) ;
  • 이순형 (서울대학교 아동가족학과 및 생활과학연구소)
  • Received : 2014.11.30
  • Accepted : 2015.01.21
  • Published : 2015.02.28
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Abstract

The "Child Care and Education Policy(CCEP)" is important because it is responsible for providing 'care and education service' to young children in their 'most sensitive period' of human development. In reality, however, children's rights can only be sanctioned by adults and their rights are recognized at the level of abstraction. This study analyzes the 'Child Edu-care Act(CEA)' first enacted in 1991 from the 'perspective of children's rights', especially in terms of the rights of infants and preschoolers. In order to assess the CEA's "children's rights guarantee level", this study developed a number of standards based on the "UN Convention on the Rights of the Child(CRC)" and other documents. The results revealed that "children's rights guarantee level" was assessed against 4 categories ('Right to Survival and Development', 'Right to Welfare', 'Right to Education', and 'Right to Proper Care'), and the CEA(1991) was found to have a high guarantee level although it was enacted before Korea's ratification of the CRC. The results of this study can serve as a useful reference point for detailing children's rights and suggesting regulation standards for the CCEP.

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