Publications - Page 2

The Childwatch International Research Network disseminates every month an online newsletter with the latest news on child research; publications, news, conferences, events, including the latest news from our Key Institutions. 

Childwatch International links local, regional and national research efforts to an international research based knowledge, practice and policy on children’s issues. If you have any information regarding child research you would like added to our newsletter, please send us an email: childwatch@uio.no with the subject: Newsletter item.

A conference on inequalities in children’s outcomes was hosted by Young Lives at the University of Oxford on 8 and 9 July 2013. The conference brought together researchers who use longitudinal data to investigate the different influences on children’s outcomes from all around the world.

This edition of the International Panel on Juvenile Justice (IPJJ) Newsletter announces that IPJJ database now includes films and videos as well as the wide array of tools and resources in the area of justice for children, from UN reports to experts’ opinions, from meeting outcomes to planning tools. The newsletter's focus is the High level Conference on Justice for Children in Europe and Central Asia.

To mark Playday 2013  (August 7) the publisher Routledge has released a collection of recent articles that focus on the importance of space and the play environment. Articles in the collection are free to download until 31 August 2013

Council on Health Research and Development (COHED) has published a guidance document: Where there is no lawyer - Guidance for fairer contract negotiation in collaborative research partnerships.

New Innocenti working paper by co-author(s): Dimaya, Roland; Oh, Soojin S.; Ponguta, Liliana A.; Seder, Richard C.; Van Ravens, Jan; Rebello Britto, Pia and Yoshikawa, Hirokazu;

A new report from UNICEF analyses prevalence and trends in female genital mutilation/cutting in 29 countries. Drawing on data from more than 70 nationally representative surveys over a 20-year period, the report finds that the practice has declined in a number of countries. Other important changes are under way

The deaths of 22 children in Bihar after eating poisoned school  meals has launched a wave of discussion in India. Young Lives has published a number of research papers and briefs  on the impact of the Midday Meal Scheme.

The African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) has recently developed a Position Paper: Towards an African Position on Children and the Post-2015 Development Agenda. The Paper is the outcome of a review of ACPF’s extensive research on child rights and wellbeing in Africa over the past decade. The Position Paper is complemented by a Situational Analysis of Children in Africa, entitled Africa's Children and the Post-2015 Development Agenda.

From 2003 to 2005 The Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre (CHIP) published a series of policy briefs on child poverty. While the funded phase of the CHIP programme is now over, this resource for policy makers, practitioners and activists concerned about childhood poverty contains policy briefings, research reports, photos, case studies and links on a wide range of issues related to childhood poverty.

From 2003 to 2005 The Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre (CHIP) published a series of policy briefs on child poverty. While the funded phase of the CHIP programme is now over, this resource for policy makers, practitioners and activists concerned about childhood poverty contains policy briefings, research reports, photos, case studies and links on a wide range of issues related to childhood poverty.

The Childwatch International Research Network disseminates every month an online newsletter with the latest news on child research; publications, news, conferences, events, including the latest news from our Key Institutions. 

Childwatch International links local, regional and national research efforts to an international research based knowledge, practice and policy on children’s issues. If you have any information regarding child research you would like added to our newsletter, please send us an email: childwatch@uio.no with the subject: Newsletter item.

Recent paper entitled, “Children, Adolescents and Intra-Urban Inequalities in Latin America and the Caribbean,” by Diego Born, Victoria Colamarco, Enrique Delamonica, and Alberto Minujin is now available online in preparation of several issues that will be discussed at the July 3-4 seminar "Urban Inequalities in Childhood and Adolescence: Urban Social and Political Rights”.

Global Studies of Childhood (GSC) is a peer-reviewed, internationally focused, online research journal. The journal provides an opportunity for researchers, university and college students and professionals who are interested in issues associated with childhood in education, family, and community contexts from a global perspective to present, share and discuss their work. Check out the latest volume: Volume 3 Number 2 2013

Between July 2012 and March 2013, members of Family for Every Child consulted with children living in seven different countries. This report summarises the main findings that emerged from these consultations and incorporates the views of almost 600 children between the ages of 8 and 17 in Brazil, Ghana, Guyana, India, Kenya, Malawi and Russia. Author:Gillian Mann

Retrak is an organization that works with street children in Africa. This report offers an evaluation of the impact of Retrak's programs in Ethiopia and Uganda in its pilot period (2011 and 2012) and the progress of the children involved in the programs, using the Child Status Index (CSI) as a measurement of child wellbeing and a tool for tracking children’s progress as they transition from the street to family homes. Authors: Su Corcoran and Joanna Wakia

Child Helpline International released its latest report “Voices of Young Europe” on June 26 at the European Parliament. The report comprises analysis of nearly 58 million contacts made with child helplines in Europe during the past 10 years.

This systematic review,co-registered within both the Cochrane and Campbell Collaborations, summarizes the evidence from empirical studies comparing the effectiveness of interventions that have been established to promote inclusion and reintegration, and to reduce harm, in street-connected children and young people (0 to 24 years old) who work and/or live on the streets worldwide.

The Care Pathways and Outcomes Study is a unique longitudinal study that has been following a population of children in care in Northern Ireland. This study is a longitudinal study, which began in 2000 by the Institute of Child Care Research at Queens University Belfast.  

Espacio para la Infancia es la revista de la Fundación Bernard van Leer. Dirigida a una audiencia internacional de profesionales y políticos, la revista aborda temas contemporáneos sobre la primera infancia. Cuenta con contribuciones procendentes tanto de organizaciones contrapartes como de expertos externos, que tratan tanto experiencia de campo en la práctica, el diseño de políticas o del mundo académico.

A revista Zero-a-seis propõe-se a ser um espaço de divulgação das atividades de estudo e pesquisa da Educação Infantil. Revista Electronica editada pelo Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas da Educação na Pequena Infância (NUPEIN) da Universidade Federal De Santa Catarina (UFSC/CED)

 Revista del Instituto Latinoamericano de Estudios sobre la Infancia tiene periodicidad cuatrimestral, con 3 números anuales en Abril, Agosto y Diciembre. Ocasionalmente pueden aparecer números extraordinarios.

La Revista Peruana de Investigación Educativa es una publicación de la Sociedad de Investigación Educativa Peruana (SIEP). La Revista busca diseminar trabajos de investigación educativa de alto nivel académico. Si bien el énfasis de la Revista está en la generación de conocimiento con base en fundamentos teóricos sólidos, se espera que los artículos discutan las implicancias de política de sus resultados.

Esta revista pretende articular una red entre profesionales del campo de la infancia de los países latinoamericanos, para crear un medio de comunicación e intercambio de ideas y experiencias pedagógicas, así como una herramienta de reflexión y colaboración desde la práctica y la teoría, al servicio de la formación continúa y la renovación pedagógica de los maestros de educación infantil. (accesso gratis)

Rayuela es una publicación semestral, contiene temas realcionados a la niñez, adolescencia y juventud vulnerada en sus derechos, en México e Iberoamérica, a través de 10 secciones fijas, más un eje temático central por número (Dossier).