BECTa (2002)Young people and ICT 2002: Findings from a survey conducted in autumn 2002, British Educational Communications and Technology Agency.

Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media The centre aims to provide a focus for existing work and for developing new projects in this field. It is based at the Institute of Education, University of London.

Children Media UK homepage This is a really useful mailing list for all interested in this field of research.

ChildNet International

Children Now - 'Supporting Children in the Digital Village' A New Media Industry Roundtable. On July 25, 2000 Children Now brought together new media representatives from the high-tech industry to understand the impact their work has on children. Check out these video highlights of the webcast.

Children's Digital Media Centre, Georgetown University

'Children's paperless projects: inspiring research via the web'. Dania Bilal and Jinx Stapelton Watson, School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee-Knoxville.

Childwatch International Research Network. Future of Learning, MIT Media LabO'Connell R. et al. <2003>

'Emerging trends amongst Primary School Children's use of the Internet', Cyberspace Research Unit, University of Central Lancashire in collaboration with the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency's (Becta).

'Moose Crossing' MUD - a 'constructive learning environment' for kids 13 and under. Originated by Amy Bruckman of MIT.

Ultralab The Performing Arts and Media College, Interchange Studios, Hamstead. An active research cybercafe for children ages 5-11, run by Julian Sefton-Green and Hannah Davies.

 

 

The Broadcasting Standards Commission deals with issues of fairness and decency in television programmes. The site contains further information about the Commission, codes of practice, press releases, research papers and a monthly bulletin which also features summaries of complaints concerning fairness and decency.

The British Board of Film Classification deals with the classification of film, video and digital media. The site contains a history of the BBFC, press releases and details of the classification system.'Children & Television: Representing children: Regulation, production and response. A study with families' A BSC funded project by the School of Jopurnalism, Media & Cultural Studies at University of Wales, College Cardiff. Project Director: Dr. Máire Messenger Davies. Research Associate: Nick Mosdell.

Children & Electronic Media, Kaiser Family Foundation

Centre for Media & Communications Research, Brunel University

The Independent Television Commission licenses and regulates commercial television in the UK. They deal with the standards for programmes, advertising and technical quality. The site contains information about the work of the ITC, press releases and complaint reports.

The Media Education Foundation is an American forum devoted to media research and produces resources to aid the fostering of analytical media literacy.

The National Institute on Media and the Family is an American organisation providing resources for those interested in the influence of electronic media on early childhood education, child development, academic performance, culture and violence.

OFCOM is the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, with responsibilities across television, radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services

The Online Media Literacy Project at the University of Oregon has a comprehensive list of links to media research groups worldwide.

The Stirling Media Research Institute and the Department of Film & Media Studies at the University of Stirling have also submitted reports to the Broadcasting Standards Commission concerning the viewing of violence and issues of consent for participation in television programmes.

'Young People, New Media: Children, Young People and the Changing Media Environment'. BSC funded project by London School of Economics and Political Science Research Project. Project Directors: Sonia Livingstone & Moira Bovill.

 

 

Carn: Collaborative Action Research Network aims to support and improve the quality of educational practice, achieved through systematic, critical and creative inquiry into the goals, processes and contexts of professional work.

Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research 'Convention on the Rights of the Child', Unicef.

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New MediaCulture and Communication Reading Room is a web archive, hosted by the Centre for Research in Culture and Communication at Murdoch University.

Pedagogy, Culture & Society is a journal that seeks to provide an international forum for curriculum discussion and debate.

From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal Educational. Technology for Engaged Learning & Educational Technology for Literacy.