Tagged: Office of Research – Innocenti

Perché è importante ascoltare le voci di bambinə e ragazzə? 3 cose che abbiamo imparato parlando con loro di COVID-19 in Italia

Child Rights Child Wellbeing Country stories COVID-19 Data and Research

By Maria Rosaria Centrone, Gwyther Rees, e Francesca Viola

Read this blog in English. Come ricercatori del centro di ricerca di UNICEF Innocenti, crediamo nell’importanza di ascoltare bambinə e ragazzə per informare i processi decisionali e le politiche pubbliche. In quest’ottica, abbiamo progettato una ricerca qualitativa per esplorare come gli adolescenti  hanno vissuto e stanno… Read more →←

Why we need to champion children’s and young people’s voices: 3 things we learned from speaking to them about COVID-19 in Italy

Child Rights Child Wellbeing Country stories COVID-19 Data and Research

By Maria Rosaria Centrone, Gwyther Rees, and Francesca Viola

Leggi questo blog in italiano. As researchers at UNICEF Innocenti, we believe in the importance of listening to children and young people to inform decision-making and policies. For this reason, we designed a qualitative research project to explore how children and young people are experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic. The project is… Read more →←
Students studying in a school in Roça Diogo Vaz, Sao Tomé e Principe.

Reimagining education through digital learning in São Tomé and Príncipe

Education

By Helena Botelho, Mirabel Costa Ribeiro, Rafael Pontuschka, and Nujoma Quaresma

São Tomé and Príncipe, an island country off the west coast of Africa, is facing a learning crisis. Already before the pandemic, two out of three students at the end of grade 2 were unable to read. With support from UNICEF, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education has stepped up to the task: The small nation is now becoming a… Read more →←

Can more women in school leadership improve learning outcomes?

Education Evidence

By Matt Brossard and Jessica Bergmann

The global education community has long focused on girls’ education and finding pathways to increasing girls’ access and retention in school, improving learning, and supporting girls’ holistic wellbeing. While the positive effects of female teachers on girls’ education have been well-researched, one piece often missing from… Read more →←

4 young researchers reflect on their work at UNICEF Innocenti

Data and Research Education

By Andrea Dsouza, Kevin Clidoro, Stefania Vindrola, Youngkwang Jeon

The authors worked at the UNICEF Innocenti from May to November 2021 as interns within the Research in Education and Development (READ) team. Here they talk about their experience and lessons learned as young researchers at UNICEF’s Office of Research – Innocenti.   Four of us flew from different parts of the world –… Read more →←

Eight Great Childhood Stories in Eight Decades: A celebration of UNICEF75 in film

Child Rights Stories

By Dale Rutstein

UNICEF turns 75 this year. To celebrate its resolute commitment to children – and as we launch the second UNICEF Innocenti Film Festival showcasing new, high-quality cinema narratives of childhood – we look back to some of the greatest film narratives of childhood. After watching hundreds of amazing films about childhood from every… Read more →←

How is collaboration helping improve approaches to research involving children?

Ethical research

By Anne Graham, Nicola Taylor

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 →←
Children draw with items from a recreational kit for children affected by COVID-19 in Jombang, Indonesia, on 22 October 2020.

Why we can’t afford to let early childhood education fall through the COVID-19 cracks

Education Parenting Research Communication

By Dita Nugroho

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”

Evidence to Policy Impact evaluation Social Protection

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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

Data and Research Parenting

By Ana Nieto, Stephanie Redinger, Radhika Mitter, Maya Elliott, Lynneth Solis, Jill Popp

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 →←

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