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Evaluation of the Media Initiative for Children - Respecting Difference Programme in the Education Sector
Final report on the programme in schools, 2012 to 2014.
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Rural Respecting Difference Programme - evaluation report
Media Initiative for Rural Children Cross-borders, part funded by the EU PEACE III Programme.
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International Network on Peace Building with Young Children - UNA research papers
Two papers produced by the International Network on Peace Building with Young Children as part of an EU PEACE III funded project, and as members of the Peacebuilding Learning Group within UNA - the Global Learning Initiative on Children and Ethnic Diversity.
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An Evaluation of the Effects of the Eager and Able to Learn Programme
Centre for Effective Education, Queen’s University Belfast, with the National Children’s Bureau NI and Stranmillis University College.
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Evaluation of the Eager and Able to Learn Programme - executive summary
Summary of the evaluation of the programme for two to three year olds.
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A Fidelity and Implementation Study of the Eager and Able to Learn Programme
National Children’s Bureau NI study of delivery in 28 settings, September 2009 to June 2010.
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A Fidelity and Implementation Study of the Eager and Able to Learn Programme - appendices
Appendices to the National Children’s Bureau NI implementation study.
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The Developmental Status of 2-3 Year Old Children Entering Group-Based Settings in Northern Ireland
Baseline survey of 655 children in 90 settings, with their parents and practitioners. Not evidence of the programme’s effects.
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The Media Initiative for Children: Using Early Years Programmes to Tackle Sectarianism and Racism
Kevin Fearon and Eleanor Mearns. The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations, Volume 11, Issue 5.
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A Cluster Randomised Trial Evaluation of the Media Initiative for Children: Respecting Difference Programme
Paul Connolly, Sarah Miller and Angela Eakin, Centre for Effective Education, Queen’s University Belfast. 74 pre-school settings and 1,181 children.
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Too Young to Notice? The Cultural and Political Awareness of 3-6 Year Olds in Northern Ireland
Paul Connolly, Alan Smith and Berni Kelly. Commissioned by the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council in partnership with Channel 4.
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