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Action research exploring information communication technologies (ICT) and child protection in Thailand

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  • Philip H. Cook
  • Cheryl Heykoop
  • Athapol Anuntavoraskul
  • Jutarat Vibulphol

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Traditional approaches to protecting children are insufficient to meet the complex issues they now face, and inter-sectoral, child-centred strategies are needed. Addressing this, the International Institute for Child Rights and Development (IICRD) developed the Circle of Rights (COR), a participatory action research approach to involve children in ‘bottom-up’ protection work. This paper describes COR in Thailand through the Child Protection Partnership (CPP), a project focused on ICT child protection. Children, youth and adults in four Thai communities collaborated in co-creating integrated strategies to address ICT and child protection. The paper describes the process and actions resulting from this child-centred partnership.Recherche-action portant sur les technologies d'information et de communication pour l'information (TIC) et la protection de l'enfance en ThaïlandeLes approches traditionnelles de la protection de l'enfance ne sont pas suffisantes pour répondre aux questions désormais en présence et ce sont des stratégies intersectorielles et centrées sur l'enfant qui sont nécessaires. Pour remédier à ce problème, l'Institut international pour les droits et de développement de l'enfant (International Institute for Child Rights and Development - IICRD) a mis au point le Cercle des droits (Circle of Rights - COR), une approche participative basée sur la recherche-action afin de faire participer les enfants au travail de protection « ascendant ». Cet article décrit le COR en Thaïlande à travers le Partenariat pour la protection de l'enfance (Child Protection Partnership - CPP), un projet portant sur la protection de l'enfance dans le contexte des TIC. Les enfants, les jeunes et les adultes de quatre communautés thaïlandaises ont collaboré pour créer ensemble des stratégies intégrées afin d'aborder les questions liées aux TIC et à la protection de l'enfance. Cet article décrit le processus et les actions découlant de ce partenariat centré sur l'enfant.Pesquisa de ação explorando tecnologias de comunicação da informação (ICT) e proteção infantil na TailândiaPesquisas tradicionais de proteção às crianças são insuficientes para tratar das questões complexas por elas enfrentadas atualmente, sendo necessárias estratégias intersetoriais, centradas nas crianças. Abordando isto, o Instituto Internacional para Direitos da Criança e Desenvolvimento (IICRD) desenvolveu o Círculo de Direitos (COR), uma abordagem de pesquisa de ação participativa para envolver crianças no trabalho de proteção de “baixo para cima”. Este artigo descreve o COR na Tailândia por meio da Parceria de Proteção Infantil (CPP), um projeto concentrado na proteção infantil da ICT. Crianças, jovens e adultos em quatro comunidades tailandesas colaboraram na criação conjunta de estratégias integradas para abordar a ICT e a proteção infantil. O artigo descreve o processo e as ações resultantes desta parceria centrada na criança.La investigación-acción sobre las tecnologías de información y comunicación (TIC) y la protección de la niñez en TailandiaLos métodos tradicionales que se utilizan para proteger a los niños y niñas son insuficientes para enfrentar los complejos problemas de la actualidad; se requieren estrategias intersectoriales y centradas en la niñez. Para enfrentar esta problemática, el Instituto Internacional para los Derechos del Niño y el Desarrollo creó el Círculo de Derechos (CdD), un método participativo de investigación-acción en el que los niños y niñas participan “desde la base” en acciones encaminadas a su protección. Este ensayo describe un CdD que creó la Alianza para la Protección de la Niñez en Tailandia, un proyecto que se centra en la protección de la niñez a través de las TIC. Los niños, niñas, jóvenes y adultos de cuatro comunidades tailandesas se unieron para diseñar conjuntamente varias estrategias que integran la protección de la niñez y las TIC. Este ensayo describe el proceso y los resultados de esta alianza centrada en la niñez.

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  • Philip H. Cook & Cheryl Heykoop & Athapol Anuntavoraskul & Jutarat Vibulphol, 2012. "Action research exploring information communication technologies (ICT) and child protection in Thailand," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(4), pages 574-587, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:22:y:2012:i:4:p:574-587
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2012.672960
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