Introduction: Narrative Research with Children and Young People

From being ignored to engaging in dialogue: Young boys' narratives of children's participation in child–parent conflicts

“…Because child–parent power relations are understood differently in different cultural contexts (see Kuczynski et al, 2018; Leonard, 2016), future research should also explore children's opportunities to participate in child–parent conflicts in non‐Nordic societies. Finally, the boys' stories cannot be considered as directly representing their real‐life experiences (see Moran et al, 2021). Instead, they provide a key to understanding the challenges and opportunities for children's participation as narrated from young boys' perspectives.…”

“…The SMPT is a playful and child‐oriented method that promotes children's meaningful participation in the research process and supports a balanced child–researcher power relation. The method uses a hand puppet and communication channels typically applied in research with young children, such as pictures, storytelling and play, to access the child's subjective perceptions and thoughts about social interaction situations (Koivula et al, 2020; see also Moran et al, 2021). The purpose of the hand puppet was to create a comfortable atmosphere and to encourage self‐expression (Coyne et al, 2021).…”

“…It was important that the researcher focused on listening to the child's narrative and asked additional questions to facilitate but not direct its development. However, the children's narratives were created in dialogue with the researcher and thus should be regarded as co‐constructed (Moran et al, 2021; Nicolopoulou, 2011).…”

“…and (2) How is the child character's participation described in these story types? A narrative approach was adopted, as storytelling is a typical and non‐threatening way for young children to make sense of and construct their perspectives and knowledge, including sensitive and socially challenging topics (Engel, 1995; Koivula et al, 2020; Moran et al, 2021; Nicolopoulou, 2011).…”

‘Reconceptualising internationalisation through students’ eyes’: Findings from a biographical study of female, international doctoral students in an Irish University

“…However, in line with research developments internationally, more Irish sociological research on postgraduate and doctoral candidates' experiences of learning and teaching, would contribute substantially to extant research. Narrative and biographical research approaches which emphasise flexibility (Moran et al, 2021), reflexive biography-making (Caetano, 2017), researcher positionalities (Byrne and O'Mahony, 2012) and reflection on self and other (Cronin, 2020) constitute appropriate approaches.…”