Conclusion: Challenges for Research on Children’s Rights

Abstract

This chapter addresses the theme of this book concerning the relationship between children’s rights, research, policy and practice.1 Because of its nearly universal acceptance, its conceptual coherence, and its applicability in many domains of everyday life, the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) offers an unparalleled framework to guide child research.. Regardless of its legal authority.. the moral authority of the Convention make it useful for professionals who work with chil- dren, as the APA2 recognized in making the Convention its overarching framework for consideration of children’s issues.