How is a research that children want? Hearing the children’s voices during the research process!

Abstract

It is important to get the views of children during participation in the research process. The Committee on the Rights of the Child mentions the aspects to be conveyed to children who participate in research processes. A 'symmetrical approach' must be adopted for getting children's own consent, and informing them about the research and participatory methods. This study aims to utilise children's voices for research processes, and their participation and the participatory methods they prefer are the main goals. Children's views on their research processes, their needs and their interests are investigated and the data collected via semi-structured interviews from seven male and seven female children by sampling and snowball sampling techniques. The majority of the children were found to be keen to participate in the research and they wanted a positive approach; they also have different expressions according to their contextual characteristics, like the place to conduct the research.

Developing an Electronic Device to Teach English as a Foreign Language: Educational Toy for Pre-Kindergarten Children

“…The design of any system or application targeted at pre-kindergarten children is complicated. Therefore, information was gathered from teachers and children [46]. Also, the developed system was tested to decide whether it is suitable for children and the purpose of the study.…”