What was the state of global education when the COVID-19 outbreak started, how has COVID-19 changed education and what are we learning from the pandemic's effects on children?In our latest podcast, UNICEF Innocenti's Chief of Communication, Dale Rutstein talks with Matt Brossard and Tom Dreesen, from our education team, about what the evidence says about improving education outcomes for children amid COVID-19.UNICEF Innocenti's new COVID-19 research briefs on education provide new analysis and findings based on new or recent data sets on:Parental Engagement in Children’s Learning: Insights for remote learning response during COVID-19:www.unicef-irc.org/publications/10…s-learning.htmlandPromising practices for equitable remote learning Emerging lessons from COVID-19 education responses in 127 countries:www.unicef-irc.org/publications/10…from-covid.htmlWe hear from Matt and Tom on what went into this research and why the findings are important for children everywhere.

UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti Podcasts

COVID-19 and Education for Children: Lessons Learned

In celebration of UNICEF Innocenti's 30th anniversary - and our triple anniversary year - we sit down with three of our office's longest serving staff members - who have seen it all - to look back at what stood out to them in the last 30 years - important moments, impactful research, and impressive people - and what the future for UNICEF's Office of Research looks like.Listen in our fun fireside chat with Cinzia Iusco Bruschi, Claire Akehurst and Patrizia Faustini looking back and looking ahead.Learn more about our triple anniversary year and download our anniversary publication - For every child answers: 30 years of research for children at UNICEF Innocenti: www.unicef-irc.org/

Looking Back at 30 Years of Research for Children

In this special hour-long edition of UNICEF Innocenti's podcast series, we sit down with our #LEADINGMINDS mental health youth leaders for a round-table discussion about their lived experiences with mental health and the urgent action needed in their countries and around the world to support youth mental health better.Learn about the inaugural 2019 Leading Minds conference on mental health and how youth leaders are participating: unicef-irc.org/leadingminds

Special Edition: A Conversation with Leading Minds Youth on Mental Health for Young People

Celebrating five years as a research manager working on cash transfers for the Transfer Project at UNICEF Innocenti, Tia Palermo joins us on our latest Research Matters podcast to share her insights and takeaways from her tenure.As much of Tia's recent portfolio has focused on cash transfers and gender dynamics, we discuss where this is going and the recent findings from UNICEF Innocenti research on social protection and gender.What has been the biggest challenge for her in her capacity as a social protection researcher?What impacts has she seen in the last five years? Where does she think it's going? Tia reflects on five years of research with UNICEF Innocenti and our consortium The Transfer Project.   You can follow Tia on Twitter @TiaPalermo.And for more updates on our research, please follow us on Twitter at: @UNICEFInnocenti and @TransferProjct.And visit the UNICEF Innocenti facebook page: facebook.com/unicefinnocenti

Tia Palermo on Cash Transfers, Gender and Impact of Research

In our latest podcast we speak with UNICEF's Brendan Ross, a Child Protection Manager with UNICEF's office in Somalia who worked with the Office of Research to commission research on what drives children to migrate and what the realities of their experiences are before, during and after migration.This is exploratory and first-of-its kind research is the first of a multi-phase study to investigate child migration in order to help inform better child protection programmes, legal safeguards and systems.We discuss the first phase of this research with Brendan, how it started and where it's going in our new podcast.Learn more and download our report: “No Mother Wants Her Child to Migrate”Vulnerability of Children on the Move in the Horn of Africa www.unicef-irc.org/child-migration-hoa

'No Mother Wants Her Child to Migrate' Research on Child Migration in the Horn of Africa

Why is no one taking paternity leave in Japan?Why is there a gap in where parental leave ends and affordable childcare begins?How could self-employed people benefit from family-friendly policies?In our latest podcast, we talk to report authors Kat Chzhen and Anna Gromada about UNICEF Innocenti's report on family-friendly policies in the OECD and EU, explaining how they ranked the countries using comparable data across several indicators including maternity leave, paternity leave, and childcare available to young infants and children. We breakdown what these rankings say about policies available to parents and what directions different countries are moving in to support families better.Learn more and download the report: unicef-irc.org/family-friendly

The Research Behind Ranking Family-friendly Policies

In celebration of the International Day for Sport for Development and Peace, our podcast shares insights on impact and inclusion from the first ever report on sport for development for children. We sit down with our education researchers Juliana Zapata and Sarah Fuller who worked on our new report: 'Getting into the Game: Understanding the evidence for child-focused sport for development’ to learn about the ongoing research and how sport is being used to improve the lives of children. In this podcast we’re also demystifying sport for development for children (what is it? ) and what the evidence says about what works, what doesn’t work, and how and why it works. We’ll also discuss next steps for phase 2 of our ongoing sport for development research project tackling the unknown research objectives. Download our report: www.unicef-irc.org/getting-into-the-game

Investigating Impact & Inclusion: What do we know about sport for development for children?

In this episode of UNICEF Innocenti's Research Matters podcast, we’re talking to our resident expert on all things digital for children, Daniel Kardefelt Winther, who leads our research programme on Children & Digital Technology, about children and screentime – Is screen time really bad for child development? Is what kids are doing on screens more important than how much time kids spend on screens? What does the evidence really say? Dale Rutstein, our Chief of Communications joins us as we discuss recent scary headlines about screen time for kids (5:54), the dangers of misreporting on research about children online (13:08), the risks of excluding online activities (21:21), and also the benefits of including children in the discussions and research on effects of screen time (27:25). We also reveal our own slightly embarrassing screen time reports (23:53) and discuss how parents' use of screens in front of their children can actually be more detrimental than children's own use (24:33)and the importance of engagement and participation in general. For more research on time spent online, read our research paper by Daniel Kardefelt-Winter: How Does the Time Children Spend Using Digital Technology Impact Their Mental Well-being, Social Relationships and Physical Activity? An Evidence-focused Literature Review: https://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/925-how-does-the-time-children-spend-using-digital-technology-impact-their-mental-well.html Follow us on Twitter @UNICEFInnocenti And our podcast panel: @winthernet, @ksulli and @dalerutstein

The Screen Time Debate: What Do We Really Know About the Effects of Children’s Time Online?

In this episode of UNICEF Innocenti's Research Matters podcast, we're talking to Alessandra Ipince – who has coordinated this year’s Best of UNICEF Research competition. The "Best of UNICEF Research 2018" publication features 12 of the year’s most ground-breaking and innovative research for children around the world. In this podcast we'll discuss the selection process - what research won and why? - as well how Alessandra coordinated the massive effort to review UNICEF’s best research for children. We'll also talk about the conclusions and recommendations from 4 of the 12 research report-winners from Kenya, Brazil, Egypt and Thailand - and why the research *matters* for children. Please visit: https://www.unicef-irc.org/best-of-unicef-research/ to learn more about Best of UNICEF Research and to download the report.

2018 Best of UNICEF Research Rundown: Considerations + Conclusions

In this edition of our podcast on research matters for children, we talk to our expert on migration, Bina D’Costa, about her latest research - from Cox's Bazar to Somaliland - and what we can expect for the 2018 Global Compact for Migration. We discuss UNICEF Innocenti’s latest research projects and the important lessons learned in Bina’s last year with us, as well as what’s next for research for children on issues related to migration, refugees and displacement. Continue the conversation with us on twitter using the hashtags #ForMigration and #ChildrenUprooted building on the momentum of the Global Compact for Migration. For more research, visit our website: https://www.unicef-irc.org/research/children-and-migration-rights-and-resilience/

The Role of Research on Migration: Insights on Migrants’ Experiences with Bina D'Costa

For this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, UNICEF Innocenti's podcast on research matters invites Amber Peterman and Tia Palermo from the Transfer Project to discuss their recent research linking poverty and gender-based violence, unpacking evidence of how social protection has the potential to mitigate gbv. 2018's #16days has a unique theme for 2018: #HearMeToo. #HearMeToo brings to the forefront women raising their voices and awareness to “#OrangetheWorld” - so to speak - with stories on survival and resilience to work towards mitigating violence against girls and women everywhere. Hear US now as we break down some of the latest findings from our gender-based violence research in this week’s podcast for the 16 days of activism. READ: • Tip of the Iceberg: Reporting and Gender-Based Violence in Developing Countries: https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/179/5/602/143069 • Social Protection & Intimate Partner Violence in Ghana - presentation (on slideshare): https://www.slideshare.net/TheTransferProject/social-protection-intimate-partner-violence • Understanding the linkages between social safety nets and childhood violence: a review of the evidence from low- and middle income countries, Health Policy & Planning 2017: https://academic.oup.com/heapol/article/3748288 FURTHER READING: • Brief: Does education affect women’s likelihood of experiencing sexual and intimate partner violence? http://www.svri.org/sites/default/files/attachments/2017-07-21/SVRI_SB_WmnEdu%26IPV_LR.pdf • Brief: Reducing gender-based violence through investments in education http://www.svri.org/sites/default/files/attachments/2017-07-21/SVRI_SB_InvEducation_LR.pdf • Women Individual Asset Ownership and Experience of Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from 28 International Surveys, American Journal of Public Health 2017: https://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/917/ • Cash support: a new tool to decrease Intimate Partner Violence?http://blogs.lshtm.ac.uk/hppdebated/2018/10/01/cash-support-a-new-tool-to-decrease-intimate-partner-violence/

#HEARMETOO: UNICEF Research on Gender-Based Violence for #16Days of Activism

In this edition of UNICEF Innocenti's podcast series on research matters, we sit down with the authors of our 15th Report Card: An Unfair Start, to discuss the research process and findings on educational inequalities for children in rich countries. How did the report authors choose the title for the report: An Unfair Start? Why is this topic relevant to look at now? How did they rank the countries? What results were unexpected? The report authors answer these questions and more in this NEW podcast interview. For more information, please visit the Report Card website and download the report: www.unicef-irc.org/unfairstart And follow the conversation with the hashtag: #UnfairStart

Uncovering An #UnfairStart: An Interview with UNICEF Report Card 15 authors on Education Inequality

Niger: the nowhere land where children on the move are someone else’s problem as Europe and North Africa tighten their borders. Sarah Crowe, Senior UNICEF Communications Specialist on Migration, narrates her article which was originally published by Huffington Post. See the full text of the article here: https://blogs.unicef.org/evidence-for-action/niger-europes-new-frontier-for-children-on-the-move/

Sarah Crowe on what life is like for migrant children in Niger

We chat with Dominic Richardson and Despina Karamperidou from our Education Team about recent on ongoing projects and publications. We discuss UNICEF Innocenti's Time to Teach project, as well as the role of private partnerships in achieving SDG 4. Find out more about the Education Team's work here: https://www.unicef-irc.org/research/education/

A Conversation with our Education Team

We chat with UNICEF Innocenti's Chief of Research Facilitation & Knowledge Management, Kerry Albright, about the new evidence Mega-Map on child well-being, created in partnership with the Campbell Collaboration. The Mega-Map will be launched at an #EvidenceForChildren Roundtable in New York on 27 & 28 June 2018. Ahead of the launch, Kerry speaks to us about how the Mega-Map was created, where the biggest evidence gaps lie, and what she thinks is needed in order to close these gaps and improve child well-being all over the world.

Closing the Gap on Child Well-Being: Kerry Albright on the new Evidence Mega-Map

UNICEF Innocenti's Research Matters is a podcast about global evidence on what works and what doesn't for children. The podcast brings together UNICEF researchers, programme managers, and our colleagues in the field and around the world to explain and explore emerging data and analysis on topics such as child wellbeing, child poverty, education, health, migration, violence, and more. Our series delivers objective insights on realities children face as well as impacts from policies and practices worldwide. Each episode focuses on a different issue shaping children today, with details on UNICEF's evidence and recommendations for action.https://www.unicef.org/about/legal_terms.html

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