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The Future of Learning and Technology in Deprived Contexts

Tim Unwin, Mark Weber, Meaghan Brugha, David Hollow

London: Save the Children (2017), 51 pp.

"This report has focused on predicting what basic education, the use of ICTs, and the ways that these technologies will contribute to education will look like by 2025, with a particular emphasis on the implication for those living in the most deprived locations. Three broad conclusions are appropria ... te. First, there is immense diversity, not only in education delivery but also in access to, and use of, ICTs. This will remain the case in 2025, and the resultant inequalities might well be very much worse than they are today. If current trends continue, then the use of technologies by the rich will be markedly different from the use of ICTs by the poor. The most deprived will continue not to have access to ICTs, will continue not to benefit from them, and will become relatively more disadvantaged. However, millions of slightly better off poor people will indeed be able to benefit from the potential that existing ICTs will be able to deliver over the next decade, especially in terms of access to educational content that may enable them to live more fulfilled lives. Second, for education systems to be improved, especially for the poorest and most marginalised children, there must be a fundamental rethinking of the vision for education in almost every country of the world. Educational change is slow, but some of those consulted for this report were optimistic, and thought that the pressure for change will soon become so high that governments will have to respond by instigating fundamental reforms. These, though, will be very expensive, and it still remains unclear how they will be funded and implemented. While the ICT sector is still likely to experience much rapid innovation, it is much more probable that the education sector will only evolve slowly. It is therefore also important that these technologies are used to enhance opportunities for learning everywhere, even where the education systems are slow to evolve. Third, there have indeed been many exciting and innovative uses of technology within education over the last two decades, and some of these are already being applied in contexts of both physical and socio-cultural deprivation. However, all too often those implementing ICTs initiatives in the education sector focus primarily on the technologies, rather than the education. If technology is indeed to be used to support learning, both in school and out of it, there needs to be a complete reversal of much current practice. The focus must be first on the education, and only then on the various technologies that can help deliver it." (Conclusions, page 20) more

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Puppetry for Education: Breaking Down Barriers for Inclusive Education

Save the Children (2017), 5 pp.

"This is a case story demonstrating how puppetry was integrated into educational programmes in Myanmar to address disabilities and the importance of an inclusive education." (Publisher description)

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The People in the Pictures: Vital Perspectives on Save the Children’s Image Making. A Research Project to Understand How Contributors and Their Communities Experience and Perceive Save the Children’s Communications and its Image-Making Process
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Siobhan Warrington, Jess Crombie

Save the Children (2017), xi, 81 pp.

"Debates about the visual representations of global poverty have been going on for many years, yet the experiences and views of those featured have been notably absent. 'The People in the Pictures' addresses that gap. Save the Children commissioned research in the UK, Jordan, Bangladesh and Niger, t ... more

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Survey on Children’s Readership Preferences and Market Demands for Children’s Reading Materials in Rwanda

Hannah Mathews

Save the Children (2016), 57 pp.

"A qualitative study into the readership preferences of children in Rwanda, from the perspective of over seventy children under the age of nine from around the country, and ten key publishing houses in Kigali." (Abstract)

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The Practicalities of Informed Consent in Development Photography

Nabila Idris

Dhaka: Save the Children (2015), 16 pp.

"Every photography subject deserves to be treated as an autonomous human being, capable of making independent decisions. In case of children, we also need to ensure their parents’ consent. We need to be constantly aware of our position in the power hierarchy — in the development world, in many c ... more

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#netsmart: A Handbook for Grown-ups on How to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse on the Internet

Maria Schillaci

Stockholm: Save the Children (2015), 15 pp.

"This handbook is a compilation of advice from child psychologists and the police and also the personal narratives of people who have been subjected to abuse. We hope this book will make it easier for adults to talk to children about the risks of the internet. We also hope it will inspire you and he ... more

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Is it Really That Bad? An Anthology of Online Sexual Abuse of Children and Young People

Helene Almind Jansen, Gitte Jakobsen, Henrik Gundorff, Kuno Sørensen

Copenhagen: Save the Children (2015), 114 pp.

"Sex offenders know that social media offer new opportunities for contacting children and forming friendships with them. They have also realised how simple it is to take pictures and make videos of sexual abuse and share them with other people with the same sexual interests. Digital information tech ... more

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Media ethics and the protection of children's rights in the media in Kosovo

Save the Children (2014), 4 pp.

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Enjoying books together: A guide for teachers on the use of books in the classroom

Joseph Nhan-O’Reilly

Save the Children (2014), 35 pp.

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Infancia y medios de comunicación: Recomendaciones para el tratamiento de la infancia en los medios de comunicación

UNICEF; Save the Children (2010), 37 pp.

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Journalists talk about media violence against children: A succint and clear study

Patricia Orozco, Dominga Tercero

Managua: Save the Children; CENIDH (2005), 8 pp.

"An increase in the information related to children and adolescents provided by the media has been observed in Nicaragua in the past five years. But when children and adolescents occupy a predominant place in the media it is because they appear linked to acts of physical, psychological or sexual vio ... more

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Breaking the Silence: Memory Books and Succession Planning. The Experience of NACWOLA and Save the Children UK in Uganda

Sophie Witter

London: Save the Children; National Community of Women Living with HIVAIDS in Uganda (NACWOLA) (2004), 36 pp.

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Children: Dying to Make the News. Empowering Children and Media

Parklands: Media Monitoring Project; Save the Children; UNICEF (2004), 85 pp.

"This report presents the results and findings of the Empowering Children & Media project, in which the MMP monitored the representation of children in the news media over a three-month period in 2003. It also aims to form part of a larger project to improve the representation of children in the med ... more

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Interviewing Children: A Guide for Journalists and Others

Sarah McCrum, Lotte Hughes

London: Save the Children, 2nd, extensively revised and updated ed. (1998), 42 pp.

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Toolkits: A Practical Guide to Assessment, Monitoring, Review and Evaluation

Louisa Gosling, Mike Edwards

Save the Children (1995), 254 pp.

"A highly practical guide for development workers which aims to help them evaluate and monitor their work in a systematic way. It covers the whole process of assessment, monitoring, review and evaluation of development programmes." (Catalogue Intermediate Technology Publications 2000)

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