Journals@UC (University of Cincinnati)
Not a member yet
6167 research outputs found
Sort by
The Significance of Children and Animals: Social Development and Our Connections to Other Species by Gene Myers
No full textReviewed Work: The Significance of Children and Animals: Social Development and Our Connections to Other Species by Gene Myer
Doing Time in the Garden: Life Lessons through Prison Horticulture by Jiler James
No full textReviewed Work: Doing Time in the Garden: Life Lessons through Prison Horticulture by Jiler Jame
Design and Landscape for People: New Approaches to Renewal by Clare Cumberlidge and Lucy Musgrave
No full textReviewed Work: Design and Landscape for People: New Approaches to Renewal by Clare Cumberlidge and Lucy Musgrav
Hands On, Feet Wet: The Story of River Crossing Environmental Charter School by Victoria Rydberg
No full textReviewed Work: Hands On, Feet Wet: The Story of River Crossing Environmental Charter School by Victoria Rydber
Dilemmas of Culture in African Schools: Youth, Nationalism and the Transformation of Knowledge by Cati Coe
No full textReviewed Work: Dilemmas of Culture in African Schools: Youth, Nationalism and the Transformation of Knowledge by Cati Co
Health Benefits of Walking School Buses in Auckland, New Zealand: Perceptions of Children and Adults
No full textA modest literature has documented ways that walking school buses (WSBs) can restore walking to and from school as an everyday activity for children. WSBs involve adult volunteers who, as “drivers,” chaperone groups of children walking on the “school run” following set times and routes. Despite claims regarding the health benefits of this initiative, such benefits have not yet been systematically examined. This paper reports on a 2005 qualitative study of the perspectives of children and adult participants in WSB initiatives at four Auckland, New Zealand primary schools. School principals, parents and children themselves all see walking to school as providing broad health benefits to children. Participating children view walking as a natural part of life.
Our findings are consistent with previous research in demonstrating that WSBs present an important alternative to driving as a means of transporting children to and from school, promoting safety, socializing and physical activity
Integrating Children’s Rights into Municipal Action: A Review of Progress and Lessons Learned
No full textThis paper reviews case studies and examples of activities undertaken by local governments and their partners on behalf of children and young people. These examples are drawn primarily from the UNICEF Child Friendly Cities Secretariat (CFCS) database. The activities considered include not only the implementation of initiatives for children, but the level of attention to children and youth in such routine local government procedures as planning, regulatory processes, budgeting, data collection and capacity building. The review concludes that there has been significant innovation and commitment to making cities better places for children on the part of many local governments, especially in such areas as child and youth participation. However, these examples also suggest that there is generally more interest in showcase projects than in broader changes in awareness and inclusion; more interest in the development of projects than in the nuts and bolts of sustaining them; and very little attention to monitoring and evaluation, or to child impact assessment
How Crazy Can it Be? An Assessment, Three Years Later, of Outcomes from a Participatory Project with Children in Johannesburg
No full textThis paper provides a follow-up, three years later, to a promising initiative by the city of Johannesburg. In 2000, the local authority invited children in four lowincome neighborhoods to identify local concerns and to make recommendations, as a contribution to the city\u27s planning process. The follow-up investigation examined how the city had used the children\u27s neighborhood assessments and found that there had been no response at all. Drawing on interviews with all key players, the paper presents an account of what happened and what went wrong. It discusses the challenges inherent in participatory efforts of this kind, and makes recommendations for future initiatives, both for local authorities and for organizations supporting children\u27s active involvement in local planning
School Mayors of Iran: Learning Social Participation in an Unfavorable Environment
No full textThis paper discusses the School Mayors project in Iran, which has over the last decade aimed to provide a formal context within which young people could learn to participate in collective undertakings with a view to encouraging civic responsibility and a greater understanding of democratic processes. The project, which covers over 1000 schools, takes place in a social context where participation, even for adults, faces many obstacles. The school mayors, deputy mayors and city-school councils, democratically elected by students, have implemented with the support of student working groups, activities ranging from school improvements and support for weaker students to involvement in their communities. Their formal “jurisdiction” covers not only the schools they represent, but also the radius of 500 meters around their school, making these student bodies part of the formal governance structure of the city
Response to Review of Gaining Ground: The Power and Potential of School Ground Greening by Janet Dyment
No full textResponse to Review of Gaining Ground: The Power and Potential of School Ground Greening by Janet Dymen