Researching Children and Childhoods : A Reflexive Dissertation Companion

Junior researchers in the field of childhood studies are often faced with many challenges that accompany research with young participants.Methodological concepts, such as research relationships, positionality, self-disclosure and reflexivity can sometimes become subordinate to more practical and procedural concerns.Researching Children and Childhoods frames these themes not as problems but as opportunities to deepen and strengthen research discussions and analysis.Providing students with a guide to support their ventures into research with children and young people, this book offers practical advice on writing a thesis/dissertation and will enable readers to: - confidently reflect on the ethical issues embedded in their own projects and recognise them as opportunities for discussion within their dissertations or thesis - demystify the role of methodologies and position them as essential tools for their research - consider the efficacy of concepts such as agency, autonomy, participation