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Rights Of Children And Their Welfare Question Paper

Rights Of Children And Their Welfare

Course:Bachelor Of Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2007/2008
INSTITUTIONAL BASED PROGRAM
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
ECE 401: RIGHTS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR WELFARE

DATE: Friday 29th August, 2008

TIME: 11.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.

SECTION A – (30 MARKS)
Answer ALL questions in this Section.

1.
Briefly describe three negative cultural practices showing the rights of children they are likely to infringe on. [6 marks]
2.
Describe four characteristics of the United Nations’ Convention on Rights of a Child (UNCRC) that quality it as all encompassing. [8 marks]
3.
Briefly describe six developmental rights of children. [6 marks]
4.
What are the five duties of children towards their families and communities according to the UNCRC? [5 marks]
5.
Show five ways in which children’s courts uphold the “best interests of the child”. [5 marks]

SECTION B – 40 Marks
Answer any TWO questions in this Section.
6.
Discuss the aspects you would address in ensuring that the protection rights of an unaccompanied child in a refugee camp are guaranteed. [20 marks]
7.
What roles can teachers play in protecting the survival rights of children in ECD centers? [20 marks]
8.
A standard five boy has reportedly sexually abused a girl in his school. How would you respond to his father who seeks to know what is likely to happen to him? [20 marks]
9.
Assume you are a member of a funeral organizing committee of an unwed mother of a 12 year old. Briefly describe five considerations you would advise the committee to take when arranging for the child’s care. [20 marks]

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