Diverse childhoods: Implications for childcare, protection, participation and research practice

A framework of six steps for engaging young children in research is presented in this chapter. This framework was built through collaboration with a team of international researchers funded by the Bernard van Leer Foundation (Johnson, Hart, & Colwell, 2014a and b). Relevant literature and theoretical underpinning is presented with discussion of how creative participatory approaches are relevant to understanding and interacting with children's geographies. The framework addresses key issues facing researchers wishing to engage young children in research processes and offers ways to overcome some of the challenges researchers may face. In order to illustrate the six steps, a selection of case studies which provide examples of how experts from a wide range of international contexts have worked with children are presented. These case studies have been selected to be of particular relevance to geographic field research with young children and have been developed and tested by experts from a wide range of international contexts.

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Section: Performance and Narrativementioning

confidence: 99%

International Innovative Methods for Engaging Young Children in Research

Johnson

Hart

Colwell

2017

Methodological Approaches

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“…When working in different cultural settings there needs to be an empathy with participants so that both children and adults involved are prepared for the use of performance in research (West, O'Kane, & Hyder 2008;Belloni and Carriero, 2008). There also needs to be a cultural understanding of the use of drama and narrative in the local cultural context so that researchers understand when children are following set formats or when they are freely expressing themselves through performance.…”

Section: Performance and Narrativementioning

confidence: 99%

International Innovative Methods for Engaging Young Children in Research

Johnson

Hart

Colwell

2016

Methodological Approaches

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This paper offers a conceptualization of the types of methods that are suitable for use with young children and a framework of six steps for engaging young children in research. This framework, and a compendium of creative methods, was built through collaboration with a team of international researchers funded by the Bernard van Leer Foundation (Johnson, Hart, & Colwell, 2014a and b). The framework addresses key issues facing researchers wishing to engage young children in research processes and offers ways to overcome some of the challenges researchers may face. A selection of case studies is offered to show how experts working from a wide range of international contexts have worked with children. Examples have been selected for their particular relevance to geographers working with children

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Child Development and Education in the Twenty-First Century: An Introduction

Joshi

Shukla

2019

Child Development and Education in the Twenty-First Century

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Diverse childhoods: Implications for childcare, protection, participation and research practice

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International Innovative Methods for Engaging Young Children in Research

International Innovative Methods for Engaging Young Children in Research

International Innovative Methods for Engaging Young Children in Research

Child Development and Education in the Twenty-First Century: An Introduction

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