This multidisciplinary Child Rights Reader is a first attempt to introduce this domain to students and researchers of children’s rights, child development, child maltreatment, family and child studies and related fields.
High-quality early childhood care and education (ECCE) is now recognised as a core strategy for poverty reduction. There is evidence of high returns from ECCE investments, which can contribute to global policy priorities such as tackling child malnutrition, increasing children’s successful participation in school, and strengthening economic development. In short, by supporting children and families early in life well-delivered ECCE can help to interrupt the cycle of poverty.
Post graduate Certificates in Socio-Legal Issues of Childhood and Restorative Practice oftered by Centre for Rural Childhood, Perth College University of the Highlands.
The South-South Learning on Social Protection gateway is an online collaborative platform for policy dialogue and knowledge-sharing amongst social protection practitioners in the Global South.
This international conference organised by University of Bradford, September 7 - 9 2011, aims to stimulate discussion among academics, practitioners, policy makers, carers, service providers and users and contribute to the evidence base relating to religion and belief.
Submission of abstracts by: 31 January 2011
Data Collection in Countries Participating in the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005–2015. Without comprehensive data to evaluate government efforts and guide policies, the situation of Roma - a group already on the margins of Europe- is likely to remain dire. Source:Open Society Foundations
This edition of Early Childhood in Focus addresses the major policy questions surrounding the place of culture in early childhood programmes, and how to promote development and learning while respecting cultural diversities.
Liz Brooker and Martin Woodhead (Eds.)
The (MCR) is a part-time international and interdisciplinary postgraduate programme on children's rights, which takes place over a two-year period. The Programme is organised conjointly by the University of Fribourg and the Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch both in Switzerland, and is designed for professionals who work with children’s rights issues, including lawyers, psychologists, sociologists, judges, social workers, government officials, staff of non-governmental organisations, academics and journalists.
Deadline for application: 31 October 2010
The two-day international conference on global childhoods will be held at University College Cork on the 7th and 8th April, 2011. The overall aim of the conference is to deepen understanding of children’s lives in developing country contexts, drawing attention to early childhood development in the majority world and the importance of including local traditions, culture and knowledge in professional practice.
Deadline for submitting abstracts: 3rd December 2010
Interdisciplinary conference on migration jointly organised by the NORFACE Research Programme on Migration and the Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM)
Paper submission deadline: 15 December 2010
The primary objective of the conference is to provide an academic, scientific and professional space of encounter for the multidisciplinary and multisectoral exchange of ideas, knowledge and experiences regarding the human rights of children and adolescents.
Final call for abstracts 3 October 2010
The theme of the third conference is "Children's Well-Being: The Research & Policy Challenges". We are now calling for abstracts. Abstracts on any topic relating to child indictors would be welcomed. Please see the Call for Abstracts for full details. The deadline for abstracts is 31 January 2011.
The Centre for Social Development in Africa at the University of Johannesburg will host an international symposium on “Social Protection in Southern Africa: New Opportunities for Social Development” Tuesday -Wednesday 24-25 May 2011. There will be a welcome/registration reception on Monday evening the 23 May.
Deadline for submitting abstracts: No later than Monday 18 October 2010.
Within the framework of the RECON (Reconstituting Democracy in Europe) the University of Auckland organises a workshop on ‘The Costs of Children’. The deadline for submission of abstracts or papers is 22 October 2010
The Secretary General's Report on the implementation of CRC has a specific focus on implementing child rights in early childhood.
Global launch of a major inter-agency tool focuses on making education a reality for over 75 million children and youth affected by crisis
International Conference of Philosophy with Children organised by the Austrian Center of Philosophy with Children.
Oct 14 - 17 2010, Graz, Austria
The Journal Child Development's most recent issue is focusing on Disasters and their impact on Child Development
Perth College will officially launch The Centre for Rural Childhood, Wednesday 8 September 2010
The fifth issue of the South African Child Gauge, published by the Children's Institute, University of Cape Town, is available for download online.
The overarching goals of the WCECCE are to: 1) Reaffirm ECCE as a right of all children and as the basis for development; 2) Take stock of the progress of Member States towards achieving the EFA Goal 1; 3) Identify binding constraints toward making the intended equitable expansion of access to quality ECCE services; 4) Establish, more concretely, benchmarks and targets for the EFA Goal 1 toward 2015 and beyond 5) Identify key enablers that should facilitate Member States to reach the established targets; 6) Promote global exchange of good practices.
This paper from Overseas Development Institute analyses the linkages between knowledge and policy in child rights issues in order to supplement current partial understanding of these dynamics in the sector. The ultimate aim of the paper is to safeguard children’s rights by presenting frameworks and lessons through which to promote the appropriate design of rights strategies.
Worldwide child care practitioners face increasing challenges in providing appropriate care and protection services to children, youth, and families. On the ground, childcare practitioners are often unable to access much-needed resources. Efforts are necessary to disseminate practical tools on how to prevent unnecessary family separation and support families and communities to develop better care alternatives when separation is inevitable.
A one day international conference exploring the theme of gender equality, citizenship and multiculturalism in contemporary Europe.
University College, Cork, Ireland September 10th 2010
The European University Institute will organise a workshop on Transnational family making: children, young people and migration in Florence Italy April 6 to 9 2011.
Deadline for abstracts: July 15. 2010