Doing Research with Children

Doing Research with Children

by Anne D Greig (Author), Jayne Taylor (Author)

Synopsis

'The precise way in which the authors take the reader through the processes of doing research is helpful to anyone embarking on research with children, so EPs in training, who have chosen children as their subjects for research, would find this book helpful. Practising EPs are recommended to borrow a copy from their localuUniversity library when considering a child-centered research project' - Educational Psychology This book provides a comprehensive and practical introduction to undertaking a research project with children. Divided into three sections, the first introduces the main theories and approaches in doing research with children. In the second part, the different frameworks and techniques for conducting both qualitative and quantitative research with children are outlined. The final section develops an important underlying theme of the book - the unique nature of children as research subjects - by introducing special ethical issues raised in research with children.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Edition: 1
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Published: 29 Dec 1998

ISBN 10: 0761955909
ISBN 13: 9780761955900

Media Reviews
`The precise way in which the authors take the reader through the processes of doing research is helpful to anyone embarking on research with children, so EPs in training, who have chosen children as their subjects for research, would find this book helpful. Practising EPs are recommended to borrow a copy from their local university library when considering a child-centered research project' - Educational Psychology

`Its style is clear and direct.... The ideas are easily accessible. It is clearly structured into sections that make it easy to use as a core text to support a taught programme that covers similar ground' - Teacher Development

`Doing Research with Children is long overdue. The main text of the book is clear, concise and informative and will appeal not only to the novice researcher about to embark on research with children but also to a much wider audience working in the field of child care' - Children & Society