Student Voice

The publication , 'Children's Rights in the Digital Age' produced through the Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre, highlights and expands on main messages that have arisen from the research.

'Regardless of the country they live in, the language they speak, or their socio-economic background, if children have regular and reliable access to digital media, they tend to use it for a common set of purposes: social connectedness; access to information; education; self-expression/creativity; and entertainment. Although children are concerned about how their digital media practices might negatively impact upon their rights, children overwhelmingly experience digital media as a positive influence on their lives.' and

'Policy makers and practitioners must engage children in an ongoing conversation about how to use digital media to support children’s rights. Children want to be involved in these conversations. They want to take responsibility for making the internet a better place, and they have valuable expertise to share.'

Third, Amanda, et al., ‘Children’s Rights in the Digital Age: A Download from Children Around the World’, Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre, Melbourne, 2014.

http://aeema.net/WordPress/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Childrens-Rights-in-the-Digital-Age.pdf