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This book sets out a clear framework for conducting participatory research with children and young people within a discussion of the rights of the child. Through extensive case studies and a close review of contemporary literature, in relation to early childhood through to late adolescence, the book serves as a critical guide to issues in participative research for students and researchers.
The book includes chapters on: Designing your research project; Ethical considerations; Innovative methods; Publication and dissemination.
Developing New Methodological Understandings of Social Research with Children and Young People
Developing New Methodological Understandings of Social Research with Children and Young People
This chapter focuses on the rights of children and young people with regard to perceiving them as capable, effective reporters and investigators of their own experiences. We shall argue that, as active agents in developing, constructing and contributing to positive conditions for their young lives, this may require some re-framing of current inquiry practices that too often see them as the objects of research.
It addresses:
- Methodological challenges.
- Children and young people as active agents.
- Developing, constructing and contributing to change and improvement with a focus on current inquiry processes that limit children and young people.
- Reframing the agenda towards a transformational form of investigation.
The Methodological Challenge
In considering participative research with young people and the forms it ...
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