<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Connolly, P.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Using survey data to explore preschool children’s ethnic awareness and attitudes</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Early Childhood Research</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2011</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">June 1, 2011</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://ecr.sagepub.com/content/9/2/175.abstract</style></url></web-urls></urls><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></number><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">175-187</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">This article presents the findings of a large-scale survey (n = 1049) of ethnic awareness and attitudes among three to four-year-old children in Northern Ireland. In drawing upon and applying Bourdieu’s notion of habitus, the article demonstrates how, even at this age, the children are already beginning to embody and internalize the cultural habits and dispositions of their respective ethnic groups; namely the Protestant and Catholic communities. This is illustrated in the present article in relation to the children’s attitudes towards particular national flags and awareness of specific sports associated with their respective communities. Informed by the work of Bourdieu, the article concludes by arguing for the need for greater use of quantitative methods in conjunction with in-depth qualitative and ethnographic research to help further our understanding of the influence of ethnicity in young children’s lives.</style></abstract></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>6</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Connolly, P.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Smith, A.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kelly, B.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Community Relations Council</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Community Relations Council Staff</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Channel Four</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Too Young to Notice?: The Cultural and Political Awareness of 3-6 Year Olds in Northern Ireland</style></title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2002</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://books.google.com/books?id=Pa4QAAAACAAJ</style></url></web-urls></urls><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Northern Ireland Community Relations Council</style></publisher><isbn><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9781898276302</style></isbn><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><notes><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">(Great Britain)</style></notes></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>6</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Connolly, P.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hayden, J.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Levin, D.E.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Shulman, L.R.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">World Forum Foundation</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">NIPPA - the Early Years Organisation</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">From conflict to peace building: The power of early childhood initiatives: Lessons from around the world</style></title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2007</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://books.google.com/books?id=AfxEAAAAYAAJ</style></url></web-urls></urls><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">World Forum Foundation</style></publisher><isbn><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9780942702446</style></isbn><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>27</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Connolly, P.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Miller, S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Eakin, A.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">A cluster randomised trial evaluation of the Media Initiative for Children: Respecting Difference Programme, Centre for Effective Education</style></title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2010</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.early-years.org/coral/research-docs/mifc-crt.pdf</style></url></web-urls></urls><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Center for Effective Education, Queen's University Belfast</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Belfast, Ireland</style></pub-location><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Connolly, P.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fitzpatrick, S</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gallagher, T</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Harris, P.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Addressing diversity and inclusion in the early years in conflict‐affected societies: A case study of the Media Initiative for Children - Northern Ireland.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Int J Early Years Education</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2006</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09669760600880027</style></url></web-urls></urls><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></number><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">14</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">263-278</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">This article reports on the development and systematic evaluation of an innovative early years programme aimed at encouraging young children to respect differences within a deeply divided society that is emerging out of a prolonged period of violent conflict. The programme, the Media Initiative for Children—Northern Ireland, has been the product of a partnership between a US‐based organization (the Peace Initiatives Institute) and NIPPA—The Early Years Organisation, and has been supported by academic research and the efforts of a range of voluntary and statutory organizations. It has attempted to encourage young children to value diversity and be more inclusive of those who are different from themselves through the use of short cartoons designed for and broadcast on television as well as specially prepared curricular materials for use in pre‐school settings. To date the programme has been delivered through 200 settings to approximately 3500 pre‐school children across Northern Ireland. This article describes how the programme was developed and implemented as well as the rigorous approach taken to evaluating its effects on young children’s attitudes and awareness. Key lessons from this are identified and discussed in relation to future work in this area.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>