"Additional resources from DFID who have taken this on board and developed some toolkits.
http://www.youthindevelopment.org.uk/
But, one confusion i am having in the literature is....Engagment versus empowerment. In the former they seem to…"
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Fiona Ngarachu commented on Fiona Ngarachu's blog post Children as co-researchers"Thank you guys! These links and thoughts are much appreciated!! My project focuses on identity specifically understanding how children and young people form their ethnic identity as a way to a greater understanding on how peace and social cohesion…"
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Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!! (All three of you).
In these few words, you have put a lot of grease to my elbows for my work on Children and Peace Education. These references are great! Thank you again!
Updates coming soon on…"
Ursula Armstrong commented on Fiona Ngarachu's blog post Children as co-researchers"HI, I live in Italy and work in the field of peace education. There is a very interesting group of educational workers in a town called Reggio Emilia who mostly work with pre-school kids and have developed some very interesting ideas on the…"
Adrian Bergmann commented on Fiona Ngarachu's blog post Children as co-researchers"Save the Children has done good work on developing this sort of methodology.
As part of an ongoing program, Children's participation in armed conflict, post conflict and peace building, running in countries in Afria, Asia, and Latin America,…"
Fiona Ngarachu posted a blog postChildren as co-researchers
I am currently trying to scope out my methodology chapter. There has been a lot that has been said about empowering children and youth and investing in them. But, do we invest in them methodologically?From the outset, most research processes begin and end with the researcher. With a growing trend towards action and participatory research, there is greater inclusion of the researched within the process. But, with a large amount of research being conducted with those under the age of 18 years,…See More
Fiona Ngarachu posted a status"Trying to conceptualize ethnicity in terms of the primordialist, instrumentalist and historicist debates"
Fiona Ngarachu commented on Joel Gabri's blog post A Ugandan reflection on Kony 2012 by Stephen Oola"Thank you for this Stephen! As i have been saying in other forums "the road to hell is paved with good intentions." As you noted in your post some of these "good intentions" have led us into a worse situations because of a lack…"
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- Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)
- I firmly believe that "The world is but one country and mankind its citizens" (Baha'ullah). Only when humanity realizes this can we truly achieve local, regional and international peace. I am currently a PhD candidate at the University of Southampton and my research focuses on young people's perceptions towards ethnicity and politics in Kenya
I am a graduate of International Relations and Journalism from the United States International University - Kenya and have acquired a master’s degree in Political Research from Strathclyde University in Scotland. I have four years of experience in research, program management, public relations and development and was recently involved as a lead researcher in a market assessment study for a HIV prevention technology that is in development - Microbicides. In addition I have worked as a consultant in refugee resettlement and as a UNV program officer working with the Kenya Ministry of information on a communication for development project.
- Please indicate if you're joining PCDN as an individual or organization (please mark the appropriate category)
- individual (student)
- Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise
- Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, United Kingdom
- What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?
- UK
- What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?
- PhD candidate, Southampton University
- How many years professional experience do you have ?
- 3-5
- What is your personal or organizational website?
- http://gsf.soton.ac.uk/
- What is one of your favorite websites in the field?
- http://africanarguments.org/
- Which Languages do you speak Proficiently? (note we can not list all languages, only some major world languages or ones related to conflict regions)
- Swahili
- Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?
- Democratization, Development, Media, Psychosocial, Refugees, Youth
- Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?
- Advocacy, Capacity Building, Communication, Curriculum Development, Evaluation, Monitoring, Program Administration, Research, Qualitative Skills, Quantitative Skills, Training
- Please select the donors (bi-lateral, international or foundations) in which you have direct and signifcant experience (either work for the donor or on projects funded by them)
- United Nations
- What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?
- There is a varied literature on the relationship between ethnicity and politics in Africa. Indeed some have stated that ethnicity is to African states as nationalism was to European. It is (or should be) the foundation of the modern African nation state. The focus of the literature has been varied from democratic transition, citizenship and group rights, transitions to free market economies, globalization and social and political conflict. Despite this large body of work, not a large amount has been focused on the attitudes and opinions of young people under the age of 18. The research project proposes that it is essential to consider the formation of ethnic identity in children and their views on its relationship to politics in Kenya. With this addition of youth as an analytical category in the study of politics in Africa, we can take the first step in the reconfiguration of ethnicity as a manipulative political force back to its moral cultural roots. The research uses a peer led model where young people will be trained and engaged as co-researchers who will inform the research design and data collection.
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Children as co-researchers
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:26am 5 Comments 0 Likes
I am currently trying to scope out my methodology chapter. There has been a lot that has been said about empowering children and youth and investing in them. But, do we invest in them methodologically?From the outset, most research processes begin and end with the researcher. With a growing trend towards action and participatory research, there is greater inclusion of the researched within the process. But, with a large amount of research being conducted with those under the age of 18 years,…
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- At 7:38am on May 3, 2011,
Muhammad Tahir Tabassum said… Dear Fiona,
Very happy to visit your profile in Peace Network today. Keep it up. we can be good friend and partners in common issues in near future.
Peace.
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