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Citation

Tekin AK. Child. Youth Serv. Rev. 2015; 50: 12-19.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.01.008

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Located in the Arabian Peninsula, Oman has a unique place in the improvement of its citizens' life standards, including the recent child law projected by its Renaissance movement. The new law was issued on May 19, 2014--however, no reactions on expectations have been documented. In Oman, the main source for early childhood teachers is the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) and graduates from the Early Childhood Education Department (ECED) are also expected to act as advocates for child rights in all sectors of the society. In light of these groups' prominence in advocacy efforts, it is important to understand their perspectives on changes in the law that could affect a child's life. This research study aimed to gain a better understanding of early childhood pre-service teachers' expectations of Oman's new child law. In addition, a detailed background on child rights and the new child law is offered here. The selective sampling method was deployed in this study--participants were 25 SQU students from ECED. Qualitative research methods were used.

FINDINGS showed that expectations of the new child law are abundant, yet a few concerns remain.

FINDINGS are discussed and recommendations for policy makers are made.

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