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Seminar: An Overview of Children's Rights
Monday 4th March, 10am - 12pm
Room G6, School of Education
Professor Laura Lundy (School of Education)
This short seminar will introduce key terminology in relation to human rights/ children's rights, outline core aspects and principles of the UNCRC and describe how it is implemented in practice. Participants will also be shown how to research UN human rights treaty databases.
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Seminar: Children's Rights-Based Research Methods
Tuesday 19th March, 10am - 12:30pm
Room G13 (Cathcart Room), School of Education
Lesley Emerson (School of Education)
This seminar will introduce participants to the key principles of a ‘rights-based approach’ and explore the implications of this for working with children as both co-researchers and participants in research. Practical examples of how this approach has been applied in a wide range of research projects will be used to illustrate these principles. Participants will also be given the opportunity to consider how this approach might be applied in their own research.
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Integrated Outcomes Based Planning to Improve Children's Lives in Northern Ireland: Event 6 - Experiencing Economic and Environmental Well-Being
Over 60 representatives from government, policy, integrated planning and academia recently attended the last in a series of six training seminars based on the six high level outcomes of the Ten Year Strategy for Children and Young People in Northern Ireland (2006-2016). The event was held in The Canada Room/Council Chamber at Queen’s on the morning of 22 February 2013.
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ICL Strategic Priority Studentship Opportunity
Applications are currently invited for a full-time PhD studentship to be located jointly in the Schools of Education and Psychology at Queen's. The focus for the studentship is:
"The effects of universal preschool- and school-based education programmes in reducing prejudice and promoting respect for diversity among children aged 3-11: A systematic review and meta-analysis"
Supervisors: Professor Paul Connolly (School of Education) and Dr Clifford Stevenson (School of Psychology)
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Integrated Outcomes Based Planning to Improve Children's Lives in Northern Ireland: Event 5 - Healthy
Almost 70 representatives from government, policy, integrated planning and academia recently attended the fifth in a series of six training seminars based on the six high level outcomes of the Ten Year Strategy for Children and Young People in Northern Ireland (2006-2016). The event was held in The Canada Room/Council Chamber at Queen’s on the morning of 30 January 2013.
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Call for Proposals for ICL Small Grants, 2012-13
Applications are invited from REF returnable academic and research staff across Queen’s University Belfast for the award of small grants through the Improving Children’s Lives initiative. The deadline for the submission of applications is 4.00pm on Friday 8 February 2013. More details can be found here.
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Integrated Outcomes Based Planning to Improve Children's Lives in Northern Ireland: Event 4 - Living in Safety and with Stability
More than sixty representatives from government, policy, integrated planning and academia recently attended the fourth in a series of six training seminars based on the six high level outcomes of the Ten Year Strategy for Children and Young People in Northern Ireland (2006-2016). The event was held in The Canada Room/Council Chamber at Queen’s on the morning of 28 November 2012.
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Integrated Outcomes Based Planning to Improve Children's Lives in Northern Ireland: Event 3 - Contributing Positively to Community and Society
Several dozen delegates from government, policy, integrated planning and academia recently attended the third in a series of six training seminars based on the six high level outcomes of the Ten Year Strategy for Children and Young People in Northern Ireland (2006-2016). The event was held in The Canada Room/Council Chamber at Queen’s on the morning of 18 October 2012.
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Integrated Outcomes Based Planning to Improve Children's Lives in Northern Ireland: Event 2 - Enjoying, Learning and Achieving
Over 70 delegates from government, policy, integrated planning and academia recently attended the second in a series of six training seminars based on the six high level outcomes of the Ten Year Strategy for Children and Young People in Northern Ireland (2006-2016). The event was held in The Canada Room/Council Chamber at Queen’s on the morning of 19 September 2012.
This second seminar focused on the ‘Enjoying, Learning and Achieving’ outcome.
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