Webpages tagged with «Public policy towards/for children»
Keyatta University (KU) takes pride in the fact that it is home to some of the world's top scholars, researchers and educationists. KU is especially renowned for the high standards of the Education Department, its flagship department since inception. This is evidenced by the institution's ISO certification, in addition to being declared the top performing parastatal and university in Kenya in 2008.
NOVA is a research institute under the auspices of the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research. The aim of the institute is to develop knowledge and understanding of social conditions and processes of change. We focus on issues of life-course events, level of living conditions and aspects of life-quality as well as on programmes and services provided by the welfare system.
The Board of Childwatch International and the Study Group on "Bridging the Gap between Policy and Research" would like to present examples of the vast experience child researchers have from dialogue with policy makers and practitioners. It is only on the basis of these experiences that we can have a productive reflection on this relationship; the opportunities and limitations.
The aim is to develop each case study for presentation at a conference being organized around the anniversary of the UNCRC in 2009. Subsequent to that, we will consider publishing the papers. We are hereby inviting submissions of abstracts from those who are interested in preparing relevant case studies.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizational is the United Nations' specialised agency for education which is leading the international movement Education for All. Read about EFA'a goals, action plan, monitoring progress and partnerships on their website on the link above. UNESCO website has a large number of varied newsletters, briefs and education journals that can be found on their Interactive Tools link .
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizational is the United Nations' specialised agency for education which is leading the international movement Education for All. Read about EFA'a goals, action plan, monitoring progress and partnerships on their website on the link above. UNESCO website has a large number of varied newsletters, briefs and education journals that can be found on their Interactive Tools link .
An organisation which works to support the cause of working children and believes solutions should be child centered and in the best interest of working children. The site contains pages on research, interventions, analysis of the proposed new ILO convention on child labour, and current debates.
The Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life focuses on the ties between families and communities, at neighborhood to global level. We are particularly interested in the everyday experiences of children, youth, and adults in neighborhood institutions, such as schools, workplaces, religious organizations, civic groups, and courts. We seek to provide the knowledge necessary to enable these institutions to ensure respect for individual dignity, enhance "natural" social assistance, build a sense of community, promote civic participation, and foster family and neighborhood responsibility.
The University of Otago Centre for Research on Children and Families aims to conduct and disseminate research of the highest international quality that promotes understanding of the underpinnings of well being among children and families. The Centre serves as an interdisciplinary forum for researchers, practitioners, policy makers and educators with basic and applied interests in advancing knowledge about children, families and the contexts within which they live. The Centre takes a research orientation to its work, with a practice and policy purpose to its output. It is currently involved in three Childwatch International study groups.
The Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute is the leading center for applied social research serving Israel and the Jewish world. It seeks to improve the effectiveness of social services and policies by developing and disseminating knowledge of social needs as well as of the effectiveness of policies and programs intended to meet those needs
The CCYP promotes the status of children and young people in research, policy and practice. It brings together four important strands: an interdisciplinary approach; a focus on research, education and advocacy for children and young people; an emphasis on cross-sectoral partnerships to promote evidence-based policy and practice and the inclusion and participation of children and young people.
SJSC focuses on understanding and promoting socially just outcomes in terms of well-being, participation and inclusion, through research collaborations with community, policymakers and practitioners, using where possible, participative research methodologies. Research is in the areas of Childhood, Youth and Ageing; Place, Communities and Social Capital; Population Health and Equity.
This book explores and explains how children have been excluded from our conceptualization of the world and our research about globalization
A three part series which reviews the problem of loss of developmental potential in young children in developing countries. It sets out the size of the problem, the proximal causes of the loss and the existing interventions.
Young Lives is an international study of childhood poverty tracking the changing lives of 12,000 children in Ethiopia, India (in the state of Andhra Pradesh), Peru and Vietnam over a 15-year period. This is the timeframe set by the UN to assess progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. Through interviews, group work and case studies with the children, their parents, teachers, community representatives and others, we are collecting a wealth of information not only about their material and social circumstances, but also their perspectives on their lives and aspirations for the futures, set against the environmental and social realities of their communities.
This publication gathers presentations from the second regional conference in Latin America and the Caribbean (2004), gathering presentations from the research and the NGO community in discussions of challeges facing the children and young people of the region.
