Vaiko teisės ir politika: socialinių edukacinių rekonstrukcijų kontekstai ; Chidren's Rights and Policy: the Contexts of Social-Educational Reconstructions

ŠIAULIAI UNIVERSITY Dalė Kabašinskaitė CHILD’S RIGHTS AND POLICY: THE CONTEXTS OF SOCIAL- EDUCATIONAL RECONSTRUCTIONS Doctoral dissertation Social Science, Education (07 S) Šiauliai, 2006 1 Doctoral dissertation was prepared 2001 09-2002 06 and 1999 02- 1999 05 at Gotheborg University, The dissertation was supported by the Swedish Institute and Lietuvių Tautos fondas. Academic supervisor: assoc. prof. dr. Maren Bak (Gotheborg University, Social Science, Social Work and Sociology – 05), 2001 09-2002 06 and 1999 02- 1999 05 Academic advisor: prof. habil. dr. Audronė Juodaitytė (Šiauliai University, social science, educology – 07) 2 Acknowledgments During my work on this study, many people supported me in one way or another by giving me an academic advice or just a little smile or serving with a cup of coffee. Many friends and colleagues will not be named here but will know that their support has meant a lot. I wish to express my words of gratitude to the following persons, in particular: Maren Bak, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof. (Department of Social Work, Gotheborg University) - for her devout my work’s supervision during the whole process of writing. This thesis would not have been possible without her academic competence and personal commitment.