International Centre for Public & Social Policy in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at University of Nottingham is proud to host the international and cross-disciplinary hybrid conference on 'Understanding the Well-being of Young Children.
This event is free of charge. Places are limited for in-person attendance. The morning sessions will be in a hybrid format. The afternoon sessions will be in-person only. This event is also supported by the Centre for Children and Young People’s Health Research and Global Childhoods Research Group (GCRG) at the University of Nottingham.
Keynotes Speakers
Dr Wendy Sims-Schouten - Eclectic Resilience in Childhood and Evaluating Interdisciplinary Research for UK
Dr Harriet Churchill - Early Help Policy and Practice
Country-based research and experience and forum discussion leads
Drs Dagmar Kutsar and Kadri Soo - Estonia
Professors Sergiu Baltatescu and Adrian Hatos - Romania
Dr Kristin Thomas – Sweden (online)
Ellie Suggate-Francis - UK (online)
Skill Workshops (in person only)
Dr Dagmar Kutsar and Professor Sergiu Baltatescu - Insights from the Children’s World Survey
Dr Yuwei Xu and Professors Jane Coad and Sarah Redsell - Hearing participants’ voices
Drs Nora Wikoff, Martin Heneghan and Sam Yu - Using secondary data research on childcare and child well-being outcomes
Programme (subject to changes)
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Time
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Activity and speaker
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9.30 – 9.45
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Tea, coffee, registration, networking
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9.45 – 10.00
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Welcome and Introduction
1. Welcome - Professor Rachel Fyson, SSP, UoN (5 mins)
2. Introduction to IcPSP - Dr Lee Gregory, SSP, UoN (5 mins)
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10.00 – 11:25
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Keynotes
Facilitator: Professor Jane Coad, CYPHR, UoN
1. Eclectic Resilience in Childhood: Centralising Children’s (Counter)Voices through Interdisciplinary Research and Practice (30 mins + 10 mins Q & A)
Dr Wendy Sims-Schouten, Deputy Director of Arts & Sciences and Associate Professor in Interdisciplinary Psychology, University College London
2. Evaluating and advancing interdisciplinary research for UK early help policy and practice: Reflections on the first phase of a scoping study about online information and support portals for parents (30 mins + 10 mins Q & A)
Dr Harriet Churchill, Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield
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11.25 – 1.00
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The well-being of young children: country-based research and experience (15 mins each + 30 mins forum discussion)
Facilitator: Dr Ruby Chau, SSP, UoN
- Estonia - Dr Dagmar Kutsar and Dr Kadri Soo, Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu
- Romania - Professor Sergiu Baltatescu and Professor Adrian Hatos, Department of Sociology and Social Work, University of Oradea
- Sweden (online) - Dr Kristin Thomas, Department of Medicine, Linköping University
- UK (online) - Dr Claire Doris, Early Childhood Unit, NCB
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1.00 – 2.00
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Lunch break and networking
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2.00 - 3.15
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Skill workshops
1. Insights from the Children’s World Survey
Dr Dagmar Kutsar and Professor Sergiu Baltatescu
2. Hearing the voices of the participants
Professor Jane Coad (CYPHR, UoN) and Dr Yuwei Xu (GCRG, UoN)
3. Using Secondary Data in the study of childcare and child well-being outcomes
Dr Nora Wikoff, Dr Martin Heneghan (SSP, UoN) and Dr Sam Yu (HKPU)
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3.15-4.00
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Reflections and closing
Facilitators: Dr Yuwei Xu (GCRG, UoN) and Dr Ruby Chau (SSP, UoN)
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Co-organisers
- Centre for Children and Young People’s Health Research (CYPHR), School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham
- Department of Medicine, Linköping University
- Doctoral School of Sociology, Faculty of Social Humanistic Sciences, University of Oradea, Romania
- Global Childhood Studies Group (GCRG), School of Education, University of Nottingham
- Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu
- National Children Bureau (NCB)
- Social Policy and Society
Many thanks to our co-organiser for supporting our event.