Doing Research with Children
A Practical Guide
- Anne D Greig - University of Strathclyde, UK
- Jayne Taylor - West Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust
- Tommy MacKay - Psychology Consultancy Services and University of Strathclyde
The Third Edition of Doing Research with Children is practical introduction to the process of designing, doing and writing up research with children and young people. At the center is a commitment to engaging with children and young people as active research participants rather than as passive subjects. In this new edition, you'll find up to date information on the fast-changing political and ethical debates around research with children and young people as well as guidance on how to carry out research yourself.
Divided into three sections, the new edition covers:
- The main theories and approaches of research with children and young people
- Expanded guidance on research ethics
- Techniques for conduction both qualitative and quantitative research
- More on analyzing your research
- A brand new chapter on communicating your research findings
This is a must-have guide for students and practitioners who are engaging in research with children and young people.
'This is a much needed, important and thorough book on doing research with (rather than to) children. Such research requires very careful consideration, thinking and planning - all of which will be helped directly by this book.
The authors bring together different professional perspectives, and offer very practical help and guidance, with clear examples. Built upon evidence, theory and most importantly, direct experience, this updated book will be of value to anyone thinking about research with children, and particularly those carrying out such research projects for the first time' -
Irvine S. Gersch
Professor in Educational and Child Psychology, University of East London
'The authors are well qualified to set out the political and ethical issues regarding research with children and young people, arguing that it is a process done 'with' and not done 'to' them. This book is value for money, being useful for educational research up to Level 7 (Master’s Degree) across all educational sectors, early years to Further and Higher Education'
Great for anyone who is starting out in doing research with children. Key attractions: clearly presents perinent issues that the novice researcher needs to consider when carrying out research; aims of each chapter provided; great to have references at the end of each chapter; and very accessible, as so easy to read, and this is helped by the fact that the book is well laid out with good signposting making finding what you want easy. For those in the academic arena this is a great book to reccommend to your under-graduate students and good revision for those at post-graduate level.
This is a superb textbook! What I really love about it is that it is grounded in an understanding of educational psychology theories and the role of philosophical assumptions in research (which few books and courses emphasise enough). Also great to have information about all the stages of designing a child-oriented research project, with concrete examples, as well as great advice on ethics and dissemination. A clear, accessible and highly-informative text authored by experienced practitioners with strong empathy for the children. Highly recommended!
An essential guide for anyone considering doing research with children and young people. It is easy to overlook some important methodological and ethical issues when considering research with children and young people and this book provides very useful guide in how to overcome these pitfalls. I will be adding this text to my reading list for the undergraduate research module. I will also be recommending the book to Masters students whose dissertations focus on research with this group of potential participants.
The book contains a chapter on ethics which is essential reading prior to writing the research proposal. There are clear explanations of reliability and validity including triangulation. Probability and significance is explained simply and is useful for students on dyslexia courses for understanding research papers, even if a quantitative approach is not being used in their own study. Excellent explanation of how to use quantitative measures in a single-case design which will provide helpful guidance for those wanting to measure the effect of an intervention. Four approaches to qualitative research are also given with examples of first stage coding of data using a transcript. Students would benefit from examples of how this was then further analysed to bring together the themes into a more manageable number.
This book is essential for anyone contemplating or engaged in research with children, covering every aspect of the research process in an accessible, readable and engaging yet appropriately challenging way. There is an important word in the book's title that sums up the prevailing ethos of the book: 'with'. This book really is for 'doing research with children'.
Very well written, useful material. Good balance between theoretical and practical. Many elements not covered in as much detail elsewhere.
Very good addition to the research books recommended. Focus on research with children welcome.
This book is extremely useful for everyone who is learning how to do research. I particularly like the structure, as it is paralell to the structure of a research paper - this, I think, will be very helpfull for students.
Definetely essential.
