We are currently seeking participants aged 10 to 18 years in the GTA who are available and interested in participating in a workshop this month where we will explore ideas and opinions about children's rights in the digital age.
This study represents Canada's contribution to a global consultation with children, led by RErights, a project based out of Western Sydney University and that includes researchers in 25 countries around the world. This summer, we are each conducting workshops to gain a comprehensive understanding of children's own thoughts, opinions, and experiences of their rights in relation to digital culture and connected information technologies. The results of this project will inform the UN's upcoming General Comment on Children and the Digital Environment, which you can find out more about here. The General Comment will provide strategies and guidelines for governments and organizations on how to acknowledge and support children's rights online.
Each participant will be asked to attend one workshop, which will last approximately 4 hours. The workshops will include some group discussions and several individual activities, all centred around the completion of a series of worksheets. The worksheets will be sent back to the main research team in Australia for analysis, and used in a report they will then deliver to the UN. We are aiming to include 10-15 kids in each workshop. The workshops will be held at the University of Toronto St. George campus. We will provide light refreshments, and participants will be given a $25 gift card and TTC fare (return). We have a rigorous research ethics protocol, and both the kids and their parents will be given information about their rights as research participants and asked to sign a consent form.
Here are the dates for the first round of workshops:
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 10am-2pm (light lunch will be provided).
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 1pm-5pm (light refreshments will be provided).
Additional options in July will be made available as/if needed. All of our workshops must be completed before or on July 31, 2019.
If you, your child, or someone you know might be interested, please pass the below Call for Participants along to them. Here is a downloadable version of the call, for circulation. And if you have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with me directly.
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Would you like to tell the United Nations what children think about growing up in a digital age?
Researchers at the University of Toronto have partnered with the RErights project, with 5rights, Western Sydney University and the London School of Economics and Political Science, working with children around the world to find out your experiences of and ideas about digital technology. We invite kids between the ages of 10 and 18 years to participate in a workshop where you and a group of children will complete activities to tell us how you use digital technology in your daily life, and discuss the opportunities and challenges digital technology brings. Our workshops will be held this month (July 2019) at the University of Toronto St. George campus. Each participant will receive a $25 visa gift card, TTC/public transportation fare, and light refreshments will be served.
The work you do with us during these workshops will be sent to the RErights research team in Australia and analyzed with other countries around the world. The results will be included in a report, and will help write the General Comment on Children and the Digital Environment, which is a document that will help governments and other organisations interpret the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
For further information, and to express your interest, please get in touch with Professor Sara Grimes at sara.grimes@utoronto.ca or call/leave a message at 416-978-5269.
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