Addressing Diversity and Inclusion in the Early Years in Conflict-Affected Societies: A Case Study of the Media Initiative for Children--Northern Ireland

Autor/inn/en	Connolly, Paul; Fitzpatrick, Siobhan; Gallagher, Tony; Harris, Paul
Titel	Addressing Diversity and Inclusion in the Early Years in Conflict-Affected Societies: A Case Study of the Media Initiative for Children--Northern Ireland
Quelle	In: International Journal of Early Years Education, 14 (2006) 3, S.263-278 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0966-9760
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Inclusive Schools; Conflict; Case Studies; Preschool Children; Cartoons; Programming (Broadcast); Preschool Education; Program Development; Program Implementation; Childhood Attitudes; Program Evaluation; Cultural Pluralism; Television; Mass Media; Early Childhood Education; Partnerships in Education; United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Inclusive school; Integrative Schule; Konflikt; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Zeichentrickfilm; Programmgestaltung; Programmplanung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Kulturpluralismus; Fernsehen; Fernsehtechnik; Massenmedien; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Hochschulpartnerschaft
Abstract	This article reports on the development and systematic evaluation of an innovative early years programme aimed at encouraging young children to respect differences within a deeply divided society that is emerging out of a prolonged period of violent conflict. The programme, the Media Initiative for Children--Northern Ireland, has been the product of a partnership between a US-based organization (the Peace Initiatives Institute) and NIPPA--The Early Years Organisation, and has been supported by academic research and the efforts of a range of voluntary and statutory organizations. It has attempted to encourage young children to value diversity and be more inclusive of those who are different from themselves through the use of short cartoons designed for and broadcast on television as well as specially prepared curricular materials for use in pre-school settings. To date the programme has been delivered through 200 settings to approximately 3500 pre-school children across Northern Ireland. This article describes how the programme was developed and implemented as well as the rigorous approach taken to evaluating its effects on young children's attitudes and awareness. Key lessons from this are identified and discussed in relation to future work in this area. (Contains 1 figure, 6 tables, and 3 notes.) (Author).
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