What do children understand about their worlds? Why do young people behave in certain ways?
Research is the key to answering these and many other questions you may have in the course of your work or study. As an introduction to research, this book helps you understand how research is designed and carried out, as well as the particular practical and ethical issues involved in researching with children and young people.
A key feature of the book is the examples of “real research” which have been selected to show... •Different methods of collecting data in action •Challenges that arise at various stages of the research process •How findings are used to influence policy and practice

Notes on the Editors and Contributors viii

Acknowledgements xiii

Publisher's Acknowledgements xiv

Understanding Research with Children and Young People: Introduction 1

Section 1 Critical Issues in Research with Children and Young People

Introduction 11

      1 Images of Childhood and their Influence on Research 15

      2 What is Research with Children and Young People? 34

      3 Designing Research for Different Purposes 51

      4 Doing Qualitative Research with Children and Young People 69

      5 Ethics 85

Section 2 Methodological Approaches to Research with Children and Young People

Introduction 103

      6 Research Design 107

      7 Participant Observation 122

      8 Interviews 136

      9 Working with Texts, Images and Artefacts 154

      10 Methodological Ideas 169

Section 3 The Reality of Research with Children and Young People

Introduction 187

      11 Perspectives on Parental Involvement: A Discussion of Practitioner Research 191

      12 Developing and Adapting the Mosaic Approach 200

      13 Inventing Adulthoods: A Qualitative Longitudinal Study of Growing Up 210

      14 Young Lives: Reflections on Quantitative Research in Education within a Longitudinal International Study 222

Section 4 Engaging Audiences and Disseminating Findings: The Impact of Research

Introduction 233

      15 Disseminating Research: Shaping the Conversation 237

      16 Achieving Policy Impact: Researching Children's Issues at EU Level 250

      17 Transformative Dialogues: The Impact of Participatory Research on Practice 269

      18 Engaging Children and Young People in Research 285

Index 305

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