In a first step to construct a model of the development of an environmental concern, literature is reviewed regarding children’s understanding of environmental processes, their motivations for engagement with the physical world, and their moral development. Political socialization, which hear upon their likelihood of taking action, is also reviewed. Connections between development in these fields […]
Author: Bijan Kimiagar
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15 July 2014, New York City CERG seeks research assistants to collaborate on a video data analysis project from. For inquiries or to submit an application, please contact CERG.NYC[at]Gmail[dot]com. [gdoc link=”https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZXAjP2OBRCQXIiofxDVL2PgEvAMiHmwbpNmA2Gg4kus/pub” height=”350″ width=”700″]
30 July 2014, Florence, Italy Roger Hart, CERG co-director, and research associates Scott Fisher and Bijan Kimiagar’s article, Beyond Projects: Involving Children in Community Governance as a Fundamental Strategy for Facing Climate Change for UNICEF Office of Research’s The Challenges of Climate Change: Children on the Front Line, was released today. The publication will be used to support […]
22 July 2011, New York City During the Child Friendly Communities East Harlem project, youth produced a film about children’s rights to raise awareness among young people in America about their rights. They interviewed children, youth and adults on the streets of East Harlem, and conducted focus groups with 70 children aged 8-18, and 25 adults to […]
This paper discusses ideas and methodologies on reducing urban poverty, paying particular attention to the changes that can be triggered by the practice of community savings. As local communities struggle to improve their development options, this practice has demonstrated staying power and relevance in many different nations, cities and contexts, in some cases producing lasting […]
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Playgrounds of Inclusion
When children play, they are learning – developing the capacities of their bodies, exploring the material world around them and navigating the complexities of social interaction. Play contributes to children’s physical, cognitive, emotional and social development, and participation in play is enshrined as a right of all children in article 31 of the Convention on […]
Cities for children: children’s rights, poverty and urban managementSheridan Bartlett … [et al.]; Earthscan 1999WorldCat•LibraryThing•Google Books•BookFinder
Children’s Participation: The Theory and Practice of Involving Young Citizens in Community Development and Environmental CareRoger Hart; Earthscan Publications Ltd. 1997WorldCat•LibraryThing•Google Books•BookFinder
Children’s experience of placeHart, Roger; Irvington Publishers : distributed by Halsted Press 1979WorldCat•LibraryThing•Google Books•BookFinder Click here to download [PDF]
This article argues for the importance of including children in community governance for addressing climate change as an alternative to short-term, one-off projects. It addresses key issues for involving children in community governance for sustainability, such as why and how children should be involved, and highlights a number of examples of children’s participation in community […]
