Researching children's perspectives / edited by Ann Lewis and Geoff Lindsay.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lewis, Ann, 1950-

Lindsay, Geoff.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Research--Methodology.

Children.

Children--Attitudes.

Children--Research.

Physical Description:

xv, 239 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Buckingham [England] ; Philadelphia : Open University Press, 2000.

Summary:

The 1990s have been marked by a growing emphasis, in various professional contexts, on obtaining the views of clients, including children. This position is an international one, shared across the developed world, and encapsulated in the UN Convention on the rights of the child. This book addresses the issues and practicalities surrounding the obtaining of children's views, particularly in the research context. The book takes a deliberately and explicitly pluralist stance. Its distinctiveness rests on the scrutiny of methodological issues pertaining to the collection of children's views and practical applications. The book is structured around two main sections. Section 1 examines five aspects of theoretical and conceptual issues (ethical issues and codes of conduct, children's rights, the legal perspective, developmental dimensions and sociological issues). Section 2 illustrates these aspects by focusing on methods and applications in obtaining children's views in specific projects.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-234) and index.

ISBN:

0335202802

0335202799

OCLC:

40856878