Kids in Action
We are delighted to announce that registration for the Kids in Action Initiative is now open!
If you are involved in conducting some form of health research, with children under 14 years involved as decision makers and co-researchers, we would love to have you in our Kids in Action international network.
Click the 'Register for Kids in Action' button below to submit your application for free registration.
The Kids in Action network is being established to increase the profile of participatory research with children, to offer local projects increased credibility in their efforts to fund and resource their projects, to provide a platform for shared learning and development of these methods, and a means for generating resources to share with others to support the use of participatory health research with children. There may also be interest among the Kids in Action members to contribute child input into debate about global issues.
How do we define ‘childhood’, ‘children’ and ‘adolescents’?
As a network focused on working with children, one of our first challenges has been reflecting on our terms and definitions for childhood. Through surveys, group discussions and review of the literature, we’ve found a wide variation in terminology use – both preferred and rejected terms.
Instead of having agreed terms, we acknowledge the inherent complexity and variation in terminology. We will provide clear definitions of terms within specific projects and publications – determined jointly with participating children and youth where applicable.
Additional details including useful resources and references relating to PHR with children are available here.
If you would like further information please contact: Katitza Marinkovic (email: [email protected])
If you are involved in conducting some form of health research, with children under 14 years involved as decision makers and co-researchers, we would love to have you in our Kids in Action international network.
Click the 'Register for Kids in Action' button below to submit your application for free registration.
The Kids in Action network is being established to increase the profile of participatory research with children, to offer local projects increased credibility in their efforts to fund and resource their projects, to provide a platform for shared learning and development of these methods, and a means for generating resources to share with others to support the use of participatory health research with children. There may also be interest among the Kids in Action members to contribute child input into debate about global issues.
How do we define ‘childhood’, ‘children’ and ‘adolescents’?
As a network focused on working with children, one of our first challenges has been reflecting on our terms and definitions for childhood. Through surveys, group discussions and review of the literature, we’ve found a wide variation in terminology use – both preferred and rejected terms.
Instead of having agreed terms, we acknowledge the inherent complexity and variation in terminology. We will provide clear definitions of terms within specific projects and publications – determined jointly with participating children and youth where applicable.
Additional details including useful resources and references relating to PHR with children are available here.
If you would like further information please contact: Katitza Marinkovic (email: [email protected])
