Challenges of childrens participation A Case Study of active citizenship in Cadle Primary School
young people below the age of majority should play in community and political life`. 55 On the
one hand, the gradual recognition of children as social actors both at local and national levels
has encouraged the policy makers and the media to some extent to take more effective
measures in providing the voices and representation of the most marginalized minority in
society. For example, the children`s television news bulletin and website of BBC Newsround
which is the only news programme for children in the UK, recognises children as active and
valuable citizens. Its reporters are producing news stories that aim to `equip children to
handle their lives better by giving them the information they need about the world around
them.`56 With citizenship education in mind, the Newsround actively encourages children to
critically engage with a wide array of issues of public interest. Cynthia Carter and Stuart
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