Doing Research with Children and Young People

Mary Kellett is the Founding Director of the Children′s Research Centre at the Open University where she also lectures in Education. She chairs the third year undergraduate course ′Research with Children and Young People′ and is co-editor of the widely-adopted readers ′The Reality of Research with Children and Young People′ and ′ Doing Research with Children and Young People′ (SAGE in association with OUP). A former teacher, she has a life-long interest in developing children′s learning and in promoting children′s rights and increased participation.

• Doing Research with Children and Young People - Vicky LewisAn IntroductionPART ONE: SETTING THE CONTEXTSituating Empirical Research - Sandy FraserImages of Childhood - Mary Kellett, Chris Robinson and Rachel BurrThe Legal Context - Judith MassonParadigms and Philosophy - Sandy Fraser and Chris RobinsonPART TWO: RESEARCH RELATIONSPower - Chris Robinson and Mary KellettEthics - Priscilla AldersonInvolving Children and Young People as Researchers - Adele JonesGender - Rob Pattman and Mary Jane KehilyPART THREE: DIVERSITYEarly Childhood - Ann Langston et alMiddle Childhood - Mary Kellett and Sharon DingYoung People - Alan FranceDisability - Vicky Lewis and Mary KellettParticipatory Action Research in the Majority World - Olga NieuwenhuysRace and Ethnicity - Mani Maniam et alPART FOUR: RELEVANCE, EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATIONHealth and Social Care - Helen RobertsEducation - Ann EdwardsChildhood Studies - Jim McKechnie and Sandy Hobbs

Excellent book with many useful chapters. Suitable for undergraduates on research modules.