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Methodological Immaturity in Childhood Research?: Thinking through `participatory methods'
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Much of the recent literature on social research with children advocates the use of participatory techniques. This article attempts to rethink such techniques in several ways. The authors argue that participatory approaches, in their insistence that children should take part in research, may in fact involve children in processes that aim to regulate them. Using examples drawn from their own work, the authors question whether participatory methods are necessary for children to exercise agency in research encounters. They conclude by suggesting that researchers working with children might benefit from an attitude of methodological immaturity.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Gallacher, L.-A., & Gallagher, M.
- Affiliations
- The Open University (GB)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Gallacher, Lesley-Anne
- Venue
- Childhood
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2008-11
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 499-516
- ISSN
- 0907-5682 (ISSN-L)
- 1461-7013
- OpenAlex
- W2011773796
- Cited by
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- FWCI
- 51.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Locations
- Childhood (publishedVersion)
- Open Research Online - ORO (The Open University) (acceptedVersion)
- Northumbria Research Link (Northumbria University) (acceptedVersion)
- ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (submittedVersion)
- Edinburgh Research Explorer (University of Edinburgh) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- University of Stirling
- 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, children's agency, research with children, children's participation
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