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Yoseph
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Replicating TeenWeb Study Project in Ethiopia
June 2, 2006 - 05:08 AM
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I have prepared a proposal designed for TeenWeb Tigray study, which will use the Internet as a research and educational tool in low-resource settings.
The TeenWeb Project will try to reach Mekelle adolescents through Internet technology; in exchange for students’ willingness to let researchers learn about their lives. The study will help them to participate in this rich, global, digital culture.
The study has four main objectives:
1. To better understand the social, educational and sexual health needs of urban secondary school students aged 12-21 years.
2. To share this knowledge to improve policy and services for adolescents.
3. To test a new research modality (the Internet) for collecting data over time.
4. To test a new teaching modality (the Internet) for health education.
The TeenWeb project combines social and scientific goals to maximize benefits and explore new paths for global learning and exchange on matters of adolescent health.
The project represents a revolution in research ethics and equity, offering “research subjects” computer skills in exchange for their cooperation over a one-year period. Instead of the traditional t-shirt or key chain incentive, students in the TeenWeb study received benefits in the form of digital information-transfer.
TeenWeb is an innovative, school-based Internet study that will involve over 1000 youth in four secondary schools in Mekelle. The four Schools will participate for 18 months during September 2006 and March 2008, either as web or control schools.
Web schools will be given computers so that students could answer questions about their lives and health via the Internet. As students finished answering the questions presented in each of a series of five modules, they will be given the option of learning about health via the Internet.
At the end of the project, the computers will be donated to the schools. Students in the control schools will not have Internet access, and only will answer questions at the beginning and end of the study via traditional paper questionnaires.
Questions will be the same as those presented to students in web schools, but of more limited scope. Control schools will be given electronics (TV or VCR) in exchange for their participation.
Please give me your comment or find me a sponsor for the study. You can contact me at josephbet@yahoo.com
For more information on Local Initiatives for Community Development please see the profile at My Organizations at TIG.
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Jon Sato
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Re: Replicating TeenWeb Study Project in Ethiopia
June 7, 2006 - 09:22 PM
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Thank you Josephbet,
The information you provided regarding the TeenWeb study looks quite interesting. It would be great if you could provide an email address or website link for any individuals or organisations that would like more information.
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Hayk
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Re: Replicating TeenWeb Study Project in Ethiopia
June 10, 2006 - 01:39 PM
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hey Jon,
some overview about TeenWeb project can be found in the link below:
http://www.mbrt.org/teenweb/overview/default.asp
H.
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