Vanessa Rojas Arangoitia
Senior Researcher
PhD in Sociology - Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
vrojas@grade.org.pe
Vanessa holds a PhD in Sociology from Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. She has a degree in Anthropology and a Master’s degree in Political Science from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Her work has focused on the anthropology of education and childhood, addressing issues of educational transitions, child welfare, educational quality and power relations. During 2012, she worked in the Early Education Department of the Ministry of Education of Peru as Coordinator of alternatives of education in early childhood.
Currently she is a Senior Researcher at GRADE and the Lead Researcher for the Qualitative Component of Young Lives in Peru.
Publications
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Medidas de protección social del gobierno peruano en época de la Covid-19
2022 Lorena Alcazar, Vanessa Rojas, Emilio López de Romaña
In the current context, where the pandemic still persists, but whose health impacts are reduced by the increasing application of vaccines, it is important to analyze what the State has done to protect the population, especially children and adolescents, from poverty. This analysis makes it possible to assess the effectiveness and relevance of the State’s […]
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Chapter in BookEl Perú pendiente: ensayos para un desarrollo con bienestar
Avances y desafíos en la prevención de la violencia contra los niños, niñas y adolescentes en el hogar: una deuda al Bicentenario
2022 Gabriela Guerrero, Vanessa Rojas
This essay focuses on the analysis of violence against children and adolescents in the home, where they spend most of their time and which is not always a safe environment. The authors highlight the limited progress of policies against violence against children and adolescents in the home. They explain that this is mainly due to […]
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Madres jóvenes en pandemia: una aproximación cualitativa a los retos del cuidado infantil
2022 Vanessa Rojas, Adriana Alván
Este documento presenta las percepciones de mujeres que fueron madres en su juventud, y que forman parte de la muestra longitudinal del estudio cualitativo Niños del Milenio (NdM). Para ellas, la labor de cuidado se complejizó al asumir el acompañamiento educativo de sus hijos durante la pandemia del COVID-19. Las mujeres que fueron madres en […]
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Trayectorias educativas: seguimiento a jóvenes peruanos en pandemia
2022 Vanessa Rojas, Gina Crivello, Adriana Alván
Este documento explora las trayectorias educativas seguidas, durante la pandemia -2020 y 2021-, por jóvenes integrantes del estudio cualitativo Niños del Milenio. La investigación muestra sus percepciones acerca de los retos que enfrentaron respecto a la educación virtual de emergencia, así como a la continuidad de sus estudios superiores o el acceso a estos en […]
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Trayectorias educativas: Seguimiento de jóvenes peruanos en pandemia
2022 Vanessa Rojas, Gina Crivello, Adriana Alván
A partir de un seguimiento cualitativo a la cohorte menor de Niños del Milenio durante dos años consecutivos (2020 y 2021), exploramos las barreras para el acceso y la continuidad educativa, el rol determinante del Estado y las familias, y la percepción de que la educación superior virtual impartida durante la pandemia ha sido de […]
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‘I’d rather be hit with a stick… Grades are sacred’: students’ perceptions of discipline and authority in a public high school in Peru
2011 Vanessa Rojas
This working paper discusses views and experiences of discipline and punishment in everyday schooling among a group of boys and girls aged between 14 and 16 years old, who are attending a public high school in an urban Andean city in Peru. It draws on data collected using a range of a qualitative methods, including […]
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Infancia, transiciones y bienestar en el Perú: una revisión bibliográfica
2010 Patricia Ames, Vanessa Rojas
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Young Lives qualitative research: Round 1 – Peru
2009 Patricia Ames, Vanessa Rojas, Tamia Portugal
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Childhood, transitions and well-being in Peru: A literature review
2009 Patricia Ames, Vanessa Rojas
This brief report provides a broad context for the Young Lives research being done in Peru by reviewing the academic literature, research findings, statistics and official documents available. It was carried out by the Young Lives qualitative researchers, and thus privileges the main areas to be explored by qualitative research in its first two rounds […]
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Starting school: Who is prepared? Young Lives’ research on children’s transition to first grade in Peru
2009 Patricia Ames, Vanessa Rojas, Tamia Portugal
In recent years, a growing body of literature has pointed to the importance of children’s experiences of pre-school and Grade 1 as foundational for success during the subsequent school years. However, most of this research has been carried out in industrialised countries and has paid little attention to developing countries. This paper therefore seeks to […]
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Selected Publications
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Educational pathways: young Peruvians in the COVID-19 pandemic
2023 Vanessa Rojas, Gina Crivello, Adriana Alván
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