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EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF THE CHILD-FRIENDLY SCHOOL APPROACH IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN
Overview
UNICEF has supported two different initiatives in Barbados and Dominica (amongst other Caribbean countries) that use the Child Friendly School approach to change attitudes and practices of behaviour management and discipline in schools. A particular concern for UNICEF and many of its partners is the continuing use of authorised corporal punishment and reported use of unauthorised measures that are in contravention of children’s rights.
The work was piloted in a single school in Barbados and was expanded to 11 schools in Phase 1 in 2009, all but one of which are primary. A second phase, of 10 primary and 11 more secondary schools started in Phase 2 in 2011. This initiative is called the Schools Positive Behaviour Management Program (SPBMP), after some stakeholders expressed concerns about the term Child-Friendly.
In Dominica the first phase started in 2009 in 10 primary schools: it is known as the Child Friendly School (CFS) initiative.
UNICEF is considering how this work might be supported in other countries to improve the school experience for children, drawing on CFS principles and, in particular to reduce the use of inappropriate punishment to which children are subjected
Report Details
| Year Published | |
| Type | |
| Joint | No |
| Partner/s | N/A |
| Consultant name | |
| Agency Focal Point | Lovemore Mhuriyengwe |
| Focal Point Email | lmhuriyengwe@unicef.org |
| Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | No |
| Geographic Scope | Country |
| Country/ies |
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