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MEDIA CENTER
Taking Stock: Research Approaches for Very Young Adolescents

15 March
 
9:00–9:30 amBreakfast
 
9:30–9:45 Welcome
Anrudh Jain, Population Council
Julitta Onabanjo, UNFPA
  
9:45–10:15
   		Introduction of Participants
  
10:15–10:30“Growing up Global”: Findings of the National Academy of Sciences Report and Implications for VYAs
Cynthia Lloyd, Population Council
  
10:30–10:45
     		The Evolution of the Young Adolescent:
Cognitive and Socio-emotional Changes
Cecilia Breinbauer, PAHO
 
10:45–11:00  Discussion
 
11:00–11:15
  		Break
11:15 am–1:00 pmFinding the Mix that Works
Part I: Data Collection Methodologies
Chair: Michel Carael, UNAIDS
  • "Summary of survey of key informants"
    Erica Chong, Population Council
  • "SHAPE 2 HIV/AIDS peer education program in Ghana"
    Susan Adamchak, Family Health International
  • "Jamaica adolescent study"
    Karen Hardee, Futures Group
  • "Community REACH/MEASURE evaluation study of orphans and vulnerable children in Rwanda and Zambia"
    Minki Chatterji, Futures Group
1:00–1:45 pmLunch
 
1:45–3:00Finding the Mix that Works
Part II: Emerging Methodologies
Chair: Kelly Hallman, Population Council
  • "Audio computer-assisted self-interviewing"
    Barbara Mensch, Population Council
  • "Visual methodologies"
    Claudia Mitchell, McGill University
  • "Young person-centered methodologies"
    Rob Pattman, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal
3:00–3:15 Break
 
3:15–4:00Striking a Balance: Ethical Considerations
Chair: John Townsend, Population Council
  • "Developing ethical guidelines for data collection among children"
    Katie Schenk, Population Council
  • "The National Household HIV Prevalence and Risk Survey of South African children"
    Leickness Simbayi, Human Sciences Research Council
4:00–4:30Where Do We Go from Here? Closing Thoughts
Martha Brady, Population Council
Julitta Onabanjo, UNFPA

 


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2 December 2005