“Is it fun?” developing children centred research methods

Barker, John; Weller, Susie

doi:10.1108/01443330310790435

Cited by 475Children's Rights and ParticipationParticipatory Visual Research MethodsQualitative Research Methods and Ethics

“Is it fun?” developing children centred research methods

Barker, John, Weller, Susie·2003·International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

DOI 10.1108/01443330310790435

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Over the past ten years, geographers have contributed to the growing body of interdisciplinary research developing new ways of undertaking research with children. Traditional research methods which do not directly involve working with children, such as the large scale observation of children, have been criticised for carrying out research on rather than with children. Instead, drawing upon the increasingly important children’s rights movement, researchers have been developing inclusive and participatory children centred methodologies, which place the voices of children, as social actors, at the centre of the research process. In this paper, we draw upon two ongoing postgraduate geographical research projects with children to reflect upon our own experiences of adopting children centred research methodologies. We also critically evaluate our own use of different innovative children centred research techniques, such as photographs, diaries, in‐depth interviews and surveys.We also highlight the importance of considering the impact of the spaces in which we conduct our research.

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Authors: Barker, J., & Weller, S.
Affiliations: Brunel University of London (GB)
ORCID: Barker, John
Weller, Susie
Venue: International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
Publisher: Emerald
Published: 2003-01-01
Volume: 23
Issue: 1/2
Pages: 33-58
ISSN: 0144-333X (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1108/01443330310790435
OpenAlex: W2040660207
Cited by: 475
References: 32
Citations by year: 2026: 15 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 23 · 2022: 40 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 56 · 2018: 25 · 2017: 24 · 2016: 21 · 2015: 29 · 2014: 26 · 2013: 23 · 2012: 26
FWCI: 14.32
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.emerald.com/insight/site-policies (tdm)
Locations: International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy (publishedVersion)
ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Children's Rights and Participation
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Participatory Visual Research Methods
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
Keywords: participatory research with children, children's rights, research with children, children as social actors, research methodology, photography as research method, diaries, in-depth interviews, surveys, research space, geography of childhood

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