1,257 search results for “children” in the Public website
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Profiling Endophenotypes in Social Anxiety Disorder – a family study
The key question addressed in this family study is whether the psychophysiological and neurocognitive abnormalities often reported in SAD patients are heritable and can thus be found in family members of SAD patients as well. Determination of heritability of these deficiencies is essential for endophenotyping.…
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Research
The main goal of the research that is conducted in the Brain and Education Lab is to create a better understanding of the cognitive and neural systems that support learning and academic performance across development. To pursue this goal, lab members draw on theories and methods from developmental and…
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Broadening Youth Participation in STEM Learning
How can we broaden youth participation in STEM Learning
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Stephan Raaijmakers: 'Humans and systems have to learn to understand each other better'
You can ask virtual assistant Siri about the weather, but you can’t have a real conversation with it yet. You can’t refer to anything that’s been said before, or ask the system why it says what it says. Stephan Raaijmakers, Professor by Special Appointment from TNO, hopes to change this.
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Executive deficits in relation to early reading and math development
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Litigating the Rights of the Child
This book examines the impact of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on national and international jurisprudence, since its adoption in 1989.
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Self-regulation in boys with ODD/CD
Understanding individual differences in self-regulation in boys with ODD/CD on the level of brain, cognition and behavior
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Wapishana bilingual education
Evaluating processes of Wapishana-English Bilingual Education Programme in Guyana.
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Pre- and perinatal risk factors
Effects of maternal smoking, premature birth, intra-uterine growth retardation and asphyxia on child development.
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Distinctive user groups
What legislative and regulatory questions arise when children, adolescents or elderly people use the Internet?
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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Taking Stock after 25 Years and Looking Ahead
The book 'The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child' is the result of the international academic conference – ’25 Years CRC’ – which was held in November 2014 in Leiden on the occasion of the 25th birthday of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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Impact
With our research and teaching, we help make the world a better place. We join in the academic and public debate, and seek answers to economic and social issues – not just at the local and regional level but at the global one too.
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ACCESS DENIED! – Girls’ Equal Right to Education in a global context, with a focus on Pakistan
Which challenges exist for girls to effectuate their right to education and specifically getting access to education?
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YAL alumni
Learn more about the former members of the Young Academy Leiden who contributed to a better position for young academics.
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Legitimiteit en rechtswaarborgen bij gesloten plaatsing van kinderen
On 7 March 2019, Maria de Jong-de Kruijf defended her thesis 'Legitimiteit en rechtswaarborgen bij gesloten plaatsing van kinderen'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. mr. M.R. Bruning en Prof. mr. T. Liefaard.
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Welfare, social citizenship, and the spectre of inequality in Amsterdam
This article explores how notions of citizenship are negotiated in encounters between parents and youth care professionals in Amsterdam in the context of heated debates over citizenship and belonging. We draw on ethnographic research on Egyptian migrant parents’ interactions with the welfare state,…
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Social Anxiety and Specific Phobia in youth
Welcome to the Social Anxiety and Specific Phobia (SASP) Research Group!
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Individualized dosing of serotherapy in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation - a delicate balance
Promotor: C.A.J. Knibbe, Co-promotor: J.J. Boelens, R.G.M. Bredius
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Lab facilities Clinical Neurodevelopmental Studies
Neurobiological, cognitive and behavioural measurements of normal and abnormal child development.
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Child Law (LL.M.)
The master’s programme 'Jeugdrecht' considers topics like child abuse, child refugees, bullying via social media, adoption and divorce and aims to make a difference in the lives of the youngest members of our society.
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Developing drawing skill: Exploring the role of parental support and cultural learning
Drawing is one of the most unique human behaviours. Like language, drawing is a mode of communication and a cognitive tool that from an early age allows us to interact with others. Is the early development of drawing skill influenced by the social environment? If so, how?
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Autism & Psychosis
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Cool Little Kids
Cool Little Kids is a research project that investigates the effectiveness of two programmes on the prevention and reduction of anxiety problems in shy and withdrawn children aged 2-6 years. For more information about the project please visit our Dutch website or contact us via clk@fsw.leidenuniv.n…
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Intervention targets in cognitive development
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Pedagogical Sciences (BSc)
If you study Pedagogical Sciences in Leiden, you will be involved in the development of young people and children and how parents, teachers and social workers can contribute to this optimally.
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Reproducing Europe
Cities in Europe house an increasingly diverse population with roots in many different parts of the world. They have also seen the growth of anti-immigrant sentiments and new forms of nationalism. Who belongs to Europe and what such belonging entails is heavily debated. What comes out of this paradoxical…
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The adolescent brain
Fundamental insights into the working of the adolescent brain help lecturers and parents to teach adolescents to function better. Professor Eveline Crone studies executive functions – such as planning and behaviour – in the adolescent brain.
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Marjolein Fokkema: ‘My algorithms produce increasingly flexible decision trees for mental-health professionals’
Making predictions about emotional problems or the effects of air pollution: Marjolein Fokkema’s algorithms are getting better at this all the time. She is making her algorithms increasingly flexible, so they can predict not just characteristics at one particular moment, but also how skills, for example,…
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United States
This is an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project of Leiden University Medical Center with Boston Children’s Hospital in the USA.
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Media use and brain development during adolescence
Nowadays children grow up with social media. This may influence the development of brain regions involved in social interaction. In their review article in Nature Communications, Crone and Konijn illustrate how neuroscience can contribute to a better understanding of how media and peers influence adolescents'…
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Dynamics in Groups and Decision Making
Health inequities, obesity among children, loneliness, performance stress among youngsters. What are the drivers behind such ‘wicked problems’ and how might they be related? This interdisciplinary minor offers you the possibility to work with societal partners to gain a deeper understanding of real-life…
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Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Hearts
Elizabeth Stuart is one the most misrepresented – and underestimated – figures of the seventeenth century. Daughter of James VI & I, she was married to Frederick V, Elector Palatine in 1613 – they were crowned King and Queen of Bohemia in 1619, only to be deposed and exiled to the Dutch Republic in…
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“The Waste of Society as Seen through Women’s Eyes”: waste, gender, and national belonging in Japan
Rebecca Tompkins defended her thesis on 21 March 2019
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The application of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child by national courts
On 3 December 2019, Meda Couzens defended her thesis 'The application of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child by national courts'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. T. Liefaard and Prof. J.J. Sloth-Nielsen.
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Species Literacy: The perception and cultural portrayal of animals
In his dissertation Michiel Hooykaas outlines the results of six empirical research projects focused at biodiversity awareness in the Netherlands, specifically people’s knowledge about animals.
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Student projects
To get an idea of the science communication products and research that is possible, a few examples of student projects of recent years are shown below.
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Shy parent, shy child?
Delineating psychophysiological endophenotypes of social anxiety disorder
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Manhunt
‘Hey, look! There’s Rembrandt van Rijn! And isn’t that Princess Beatrix?’ Keep your eyes peeled during the 444 manhunt on 29 June and you may just bump into a host of celebrities from the past and the present.
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Learning Problems and Impairments (international track) (MSc)
This master specialization offers you a combination of theories about learning problems and impairments and intervention and prevention strategies from a developmental perspective.
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Programme
The programme of the 3rd International Workshop on Klinefelter Syndrome, Trisomy X, and XYY. International Workshop theme: 'A life-course perspective'
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@School Project
Some children and adolescents find it hard to attend school because of anxiety and/or depression, a problem which is often referred to as school refusal. The main research question is how we can best help these young people reduce their emotional distress and increase their school attendance in order…
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Public Outreach
The Astronomy & Society Group provides the focus for Leiden Observatory’s aim to engage the public with the wonders of the universe and share the scientific, technological, cultural and educational aspects of astronomy with society.
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Volume 1 (2018)
Issue 1
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for International Children's Rights, you must meet the following admission requirements. Read more info about the admission requirements.
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Heritage Quest
The Heritage Quest project is a citizen science project in which volunteers participate in archaeological research. Discover the aims and methodology of the project, the sub-projects and how to participate yourself.
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Rough-and-tumble play and the regulation of aggression in preschoolers
How does preschoolers’ play style relate to their aggressive impulses?
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Forensic Family and Youth Care Studies Leiden University
The program group Forensic Family and Youth Care Studies of the Institute of Education and Child Studies deals with the developmental processes of vulnerable children, young people and families.
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Philosophy
PLATO considers learning its main theme and its main purpose.
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Healthcare
Training and learning in the field of Health Care
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Motivating pupils: finding the right balance
Kim Stroet is examining how the interaction between teachers and pupils influences pupils’ motivation. ‘Children need to have the feeling that they are in control of their own learning process.’