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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Child Friendly"”.
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The planning and development of child-friendly green spaces in urban South Africa
… to communities by focusing on the aspect of child-friendliness. The planning of child-friendly spaces is no new phenomena in the international context, but however, limited in local context. This research aims to investigate the concept of child-friendly spaces, along with theoretical aspects …
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An Evaluative Study of the Kozmetsky Center for Child Protection in Austin, Texas
Research Purpose: As more organizations establish child advocacy centers, there needs to be an effective tool to measure their administrative adherence to national goals and objectives. The purpose of this research is threefold. The first purpose is to describe the ideal characteristics of a child …
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The court experiences of survivors of child sexual abuse
… at understanding the particular experiences of children who have been sexualy abused, with regrds to their experiences in court.With the high prevalence of sexual abuse in South Africa, many children are forced to testify against the alleged perpetrators of these crimes in public courts. Several …
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Modified constraint-induced movement therapy in children with congenital hemiplegic cerebral palsy
One new treatment strategy for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (CP) is constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT). CIMT combines restraint of the less affected upper extremity and intensive exercise with the affected limb. CIMT has been shown to be effective in adults following stroke but …
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Rich or Black? Examining Attitudes Toward Children Who Differ by Wealth and Race
… al., 2012). I examined adults’ (Studies 1-3) and children’s (Study 3) associations with race and wealth using a child-friendly Implicit Association Test (IAT) and explicit measures. When adult participants were asked to categorize by wealth (Study 1 and 2) or race (Study 2), they showed positive …
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Children’s perceptions of the natural environment: creating child and environmentally friendly cities
A child friendly city (CFC) is the embodiment of the rights of the child manifested in the policies, programs, and laws of a city. A critical aspect in the creation of a CFC is the consideration of the natural environment (NE). Premised upon a child participatory perspective, this study explored …
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An exploration of the efficacy of the Namibian child protection system in responding to violence against children
… UN Secretary General‘s Study on Violence against Children approached child protection systems from the perspectives of human rights, public health and child protection. A global agenda to protect children emphasised the urgency of country level action with targets for governments. The UNCRC and …
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The roots of gender gaps: investigating the development of gender stereotypes about intelligence
… known about its developmental roots. The earlier children acquire the notion that brilliance is a male quality, the stronger its influence may be on their aspirations. Our present research shows that, by the age of 6, girls are less likely than boys to believe that members of their gender are …
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Oral Narration of African American Students in General and Gifted Education Programs
… sources of underrepresentation African American children in gifted education programs. The differences in oral narration among 50 students in general and gifted education programs, grades two through five, were investigated. Students produced audiotaped oral narratives based on a wordless book, …
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Paediatric Coronary Vasculopathy
… (CAV) is the leading cause of late death for children after heart transplantation. It often presents late due to lack of ischaemic symptoms from the denervated allograft and it is difficult to detect using conventional angiography. A non-invasive diagnostic tool would be invaluable for the …
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The impact of cross-cultural transition on intercultural relationships using a strengths-based approach
… affordable domestic help and living in a more child friendly culture.</p> <p>Finally, although most women discussed some of the challenges of moving across cultures with their partner, 11 women felt their relationship had been strengthened as a result. They also described a number of skills for …
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Exploring risk and resilience among expectant school-going learners in the Tshwane District
… birth. However, it is not yet known how these children cope with pregnancies and school contemporaneously. Often, schools are not ready to support learners who fall pregnant. Many of them drop out of school and never return. Some of them fall pregnant again while they are out of school. The …
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Child Friendliness of Restaurants: A Pilot Study
… was to develop an instrument to measure the child friendliness of restaurants using a combination of previous literature and focus groups. The pilot study consisted of a thirty-six item survey instrument that was distributed to forty individuals. Among the forty individuals who received the …
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A Survey of Teaming and Assessment Practices of Practitioners Trained in Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment
… pathology, and Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (IECE) through a series of coursework, seminars and an internship. Transdisciplinary play based assessment (TPBA) is recommended by experts and learned societies in the early childhood field and is considered to be child …
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A critical analysis of the child justice system in (mainland) Tanzania
This study critically examines the child justice system in mainland Tanzania in the light of principles recommended by international child rights law. Thus far, international child rights law has developed a three-dimensional approach to child justice: an effective system to prevent child …
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Integrating natural playscapes into early-child care in Pune, Maharashtra
… In these geographies, an increasing number of children are growing up without access to basic amenities like playgrounds. This thesis is an exploration of integrating playful landscapes into early childcare experience by analyzing the anganwadi model in India. While the importance of education …
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The development of norm-based coding and category-specific face prototypes : an examination of 5- and 8-year-olds' face space
… the organization and refmement of young children's face space. Past research has demonstrated that adults encode individual faces in reference to a distinct face prototype that represents the average of all faces ever encountered. The prototype is not a static abstracted norm but rather a …
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“Flies don't make honey": An exploration of preschoolers’ feelings and actions towards nature
… need to better care for the natural environment. Children’s perceptions towards nature are formed during early experiences. There is a research gap for age-appropriate methods to understand children’s perspectives whilst conceptualising them as the experts in their own lives and meaningfully …
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Knowledge of and attitudes towards HIV and risky sexual behaviour among adolescent secondary school students in Bekwarra, Nigeria
… the spread of STIs including HIV/AIDS. Intensive child-friendly programmes for pre-teenagers organized by educators to promote postponement of the early initiation of sexual intercourse may be effective. For adolescents who are unable to control their sexual initiation, improved education on safe …
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Exploration of parental media literacy and parental mediation strategies for advertainment content featuring popular media characters
… content or entertainment programs. For example, child-friendly media characters and related merchandise have become inseparable from advertising since the mid-twentieth century. Recently, media characters are the entertaining tools hidden in newer forms of advertising such as advertainment. …
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