Protected: Eight Great Childhood Stories in Eight Decades: A celebration of UNICEF75 in film
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Tagged: Office of Research – Innocenti
How is collaboration helping improve approaches to research involving children?
Consortium on Ethical Research Involving Children (ERIC) continues to develop resources to help ensure children’s participation in research is respectful and safe The influence of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) on research practice is now well recognized, particularly in relation to children’s… Read more →←
Why we can’t afford to let early childhood education fall through the COVID-19 cracks
A few weeks ago, after his last day at kindergarten, my son wanted to show me his portfolio. Marveling at the delightful collection of drawings, crafts, photos and teacher notes, I couldn’t believe how lucky we are that he got to experience a full year of kindergarten, in spite of COVID-19. Since we moved to Florence, Italy, at the end… Read more →←
Do Cash Grants Increase Pregnancies? Evidence from Asia and the Pacific says “No”
A common fear among policymakers is that government-provided benefits for households with young children – including cash transfers – may increase incentives to have children, to gain or maintain program eligibility. This is a topic we’ve had our eyes on for some time through the Transfer Project. By conducting reviews of… Read more →←
The power of play in the pandemic
Play is key for child development and the mental health of children and caregivers. Play is an essential part of development in the early years. Play is the way young children from birth to three learn, as they explore and begin to make sense of the world around them. Research shows that play supports many interrelated facets of… Read more →←
Parental Leave Limbo: Childcare Challenges and the Potential for Policy Progress
Where childcare policies are failing parents and what countries can do to fix it As I transition back to work after six months of maternity leave, I can’t believe my timing during the launch of a major new UNICEF report Where Do Rich Countries Stand on Childcare? Published by UNICEF’s Office of Research – Innocenti, where I work,… Read more →←
New guidelines to improve inclusiveness and effectiveness in global education
New methodological guidelines accelerate progress, and enable education systems to become more inclusive, resilient and effective. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly half of the world’s children could not read and understand a simple text by the age of 10. Now, school closures implemented worldwide have exacerbated inequalities… Read more →←
Reimagining Digital Learning: Lessons from the Learning Passport in Timor-Leste
When the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools worldwide governments rapidly worked to deploy remote learning to continue education. 9 in 10 countries around the world used online learning platforms to support children’s learning in 2020. However, understanding of how students, especially those from marginalized households in remote areas,… Read more →←
How to co-create research during a global pandemic
Even in the most difficult settings, some schools excel in learning, champion gender equality, and have low drop-out rates. These “positive deviant” schools provide valuable lessons on how to improve similar but less performing schools. Through the Data Must Speak (DMS) Positive Deviance research, UNICEF and partners identify… Read more →←
How a focus on parenting can reduce violence both for children and women
Violence against children and violence against women often occur under the same roof and share many risk factors. The economic insecurities and uncertainty brought on by COVID-19 raise the risk of violence within the family – already extraordinarily high even before the pandemic. Women and children were likely to experience… Read more →←