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A Story of (what is?) Art and Online Research with Children During a Pandemic By Julie Spray, Jean Hunleth and Hannah Fechtel
A Story of (what is?) Art and Online Research with Children During a Pandemic By Julie Spray, Jean Hunleth and Hannah Fechtel
“Including children’s perspectives is important because without them, our public health interventions aren’t addressing the needs of the full population. When I talked to kids, I learned about the issues that were important to them – issues that adults might overlook or underestimate.” – Julie Spray, The Spinoff, November 24th 2021 Read the article here Listen to Julie on RNZ Afternoons here See more on the Pandemic Generation project
To be sure, children are generally more vulnerable than adults, and so we should look out for them. But, when we think of them only as vulnerable, we overlook how we make them vulnerable.
Julie Spray reports on findings from her “Pandemic Generation” study with 7-11 year olds about their perceptions and experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Opinion – We don’t protect children by saying they’re resilient. We build resilience through policy that supports children by improving systems and providing resources, writes Dr Julie Spray.
By Julie Spray and Jin Russell View our full article for KIDS at The Spinoff.com HERE Are you a Kiwi kid who has more questions? If you would like more information… Read more An update on Covid-19 for the kids of Aotearoa →
Radio interview with Bryan Crump, RNZ Nights, September 9th, 2021 Have we been including children enough in our pandemic public health response and messaging? There are 1.1 million young people… Read more Including Children in Public Health →
“…how do we, as a society, view children? We tend to see children as passive recipients of adult actions. We can assume if we don’t tell children things, they won’t… Read more Children are Experiencing the Pandemic Too →