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The aim of this research, commissioned by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner and carried out by a team from the University of East Anglia, was to seek children and young people’s views of the child protection system and to consider how those views might contribute to improving responses to abuse and neglect. It aimed to gather the views of children and young people living with their parents, who all had a child protection plan in place.
UNICEF has partnered with Economic Research Foundation to develop the learning programme "Socio-Economic Policies for Child Rights with Equity".
The outcomes of the recent 3rd International Society for Child Indicators (ISCI) conference, which took place at the University of York, UK between July 27-29, 2011 are now available on the ISCI website.
The Child Protection Working Group is seeking a potential partnership with an academic institution in order to develop and implement a programme for an Advanced Certificate or Diploma in Child Protection in Emergencies.
NEW Deadline for submitting Declaration of Intent Monday 13th June 2011
UNICEF, the world’s leading organization working for the rights of children, seeks an Associate Director (Applied Research Knowledge Management), for its Office in Florence, Italy. Deadline July 1 2011
On 1 January 2010, the activities of the Centre on the Rights of the Child (Department of Social Welfare Studies, Ghent University) were transferred to the Childrens Rights Knowledge Centre (KeKi). The Childrens Rights Knowledge Centre (in Dutch: Kenniscentrum Kinderrechten, abbreviated as KeKi) aims to collect and disseminate knowledge on childrens rights, generated by national and international scientific research.
Beyond 2015 is an international campaign aiming to kick-start and accelerate the post-2015 (and post Millennium Development Goals) planning process.
The Child Helpline International has issued a Briefing Paper about the psychological and mental health issues of children in top 9 HDI countries in 2010. CHI intends to publish such papers periodically.
The first international biennial conference organised by Una: The Global Learning Initiative on Children and Ethnic Diversity! This international conference will explore the power of early childhood as a force for reducing racial and ethnic divisions and building peaceable communities.
Amsterdam, 12th - 14th May 2011
Deadline for submission of abstracts: Friday 11 March 2011
A new portal focused on links between business and children’s rights has been launched by the non-profit Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. This joint initiative by UNICEF, UN Global Compact and Save the Children aims to develop a set of principles offering concrete guidance on what business can do to respect and support children’s rights. The draft principles are open for public comment until 15 July 2011.
A special issue of Children, Youth and Environments shall examine the interplay between the communities in which children live, the physical parameters of these environments and the nature and incidence of violence experienced by children and young people - that is, the socio-ecological factors which moderate or aggravate violence against children.
Deadline for submission of abstracts: November 30, 2011
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is organizing an online call for papers on the theme of “Rethinking Socio-Economic Policy for a Recovery for All.” Selected papers will be published by UNICEF.
Interested authors are invited to submit papers NO later than 20 October 2011.
A Special Edition of Child & Family Social Work will review developments within the conceptualization of family and kinship in social work and begin to shape the agenda for future research, policy and practice.
NEW Deadline for first submission of papers: 1st May 2012.
The European Sociological Association, Sociology of Children and Childhood Research Network is organising a Mid-term Symposium in June 18-20, 2012, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Please submit your abstract and full contact details as electronic files no later than the 28th February 2012.
The Journal Child Care in Practice is inviting Papers for consideration, which include overviews of key issues and specific accounts of practice.
Authors considering submitting a paper for the special issue are asked to submit a 200 word abstract summarising the title, authors, focus and main points of the article by 16th September 2011.
UBS Optimus Foundation seeks to commission research on child sexual abuse prevalence and service provision in an African and a Latin American country in a project that will last from October 2011 through 2015.
Submission deadline is August 31, 2011, at 17:00 CET.
Save the Children Norway (SCN) calls for researchers or consultants to lead a thematic evaluation of Partner Cooperation – Strengthening local and national capacity, and invites relevant institutions/consultants to respond with an Expression of Interest, deadline 25 February 2011.
