Food is a basic necessity of life. You probably know the grim statistics: one in four children are stunted, approximately half of all deaths among children under 5 are attributable to malnutrition, and in the developing world alone, 66 million children of primary school age go to school hungry. These numbers are alarming and… Read more →←
Topic: Methods & tools
For most of us, going online has become a daily habit. For younger people, the Internet is not a new habit: it is simply part of the natural environment. In spite of this, children’s online lives have seldom been systematically studied. In a scenario where societies are faced with the challenge of regulating internet access; where… Read more →←
“We grew up with the internet. I mean, the internet has always been here with us. The grown-ups are like ‘Wow the internet appeared’, while it is perfectly normal for us.” –Boy, 15 years old, Serbia When our research teams in Argentina, the Philippines, Montenegro, Serbia and South Africa, who are part of the new Global… Read more →←
Recently, I’ve found myself immersed in a number of intellectually stimulating and ethically challenging discussions on the role of research in international development. Two instances stand out, because they vividly capture some of the dilemmas encountered in ethical research management and evidence-informed decision making. The first… Read more →←
When the scope of a research project on child internet use spans multiple countries with vast cultural, economic and social variation, navigating the differences presents formidable challenges. For the Global Kids Online network, a research initiative led by the UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti in partnership with the London… Read more →←