CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
INTERNATIONAL CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH RESEARCH NETWORK
The Center has received a "Networking and Partnerhips Grant" from UNDP-ACT to set up the Cyprus International Children’s Organizations Network. The project will result in the creation of a network of organizations which work with children whether as research institutions or in a more applied capacity such as for instance in providing services to children and their families or concerned with child or family-related issues (e.g., drug use, internet safety, education, etc). The project will start with the establishment of the network locally providing Cypriot organizations from both sides of the island with the opportunity to get together, exchange ideas, and create collaborations. The project will then expand outwards and establish an international network of organizations, focusing initially on Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East . Meetings with both local and international organizations will be held in Cyprus to establish the Network. The project will also result in the creation of an interactive website to facilitate the work of the Network and will culminate with an international conference that will bring together organizations which belong to the Network to share and exchange views and knowledge on the children.
Click here to visit the international network's website www.icyrnet.net
CYPRUS-SLOVENIA BILATERAL COOPERATION PROGRAM
The Center has partnered with Cyprus College and the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia to carry out a comparative research project on domestic violence. The research project carried out by the Cypriot team focuses on domestic violence, and more specifically violence by men against women. The main aims of the project are to study the types of violence exerted by men on women, to identify the indicators and factors which are responsible, to identify and understand the attitudes and reactions of women towards this kind of violence, and to examine the impact of domestic violence on children. The project includes exchange visits in Cyprus and Slovenia by the respective teams and wide-dissemination of project outcomes. The project is funded by the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation and the Public Agency for Research Activity of the Republic of Slovenia.
Click here to download the final report
CHILDHOOD OBESITY PROJECT
The Center has partnered with the European University Cyprus , the Cyprus Olympic Committee, the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Cyprus Sport Organization and the Democritus University of Thrace to carry out a project on childhood obesity among elementary school children. The main aim of the project is to measure the levels of childhood obesity among primary school children. The Center is responsible for carrying out a qualitative study of the social and cultural factors which contribute to childhood obesity and hence to complement the findings of the overall project. The project is funded by the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation.
DIVERSITY AMBASSADORS
This project will tackle the issue of diversity in the workplace by targeting youth between the ages of 16 and 30 who are potentially future managers but are not already pre-dispositioned on the importance of addressing diversity. To sensitize them to issues of difference and to help them effectively and productively manage diversity in the workplace, the project will provide these youth with the necessary background and tools. The Center for the Study of Childhood and Adolescence will be primarily involved with the training of trainers, the carrying out of attitudinal research, and the publication of a Best Practice Guide for dealing with diversity in organizations. The Project is in collaboration with the Larnaca District Development Agency and is funded by the United Nations Development Programme Action for Cooperation and Trust.
Click here to download Study on Young People's Perceptions About Diversity.
Click here to visit this project's website www.diversityamb.net/
