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Methodological Immaturity in Childhood Research?: Thinking through `participatory methods'

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Gallacher, Lesley-Anne, Gallagher, Michael·2008·Childhood
DOI 10.1177/0907568208091672
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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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Authors
Gallacher, L.-A., & Gallagher, M.
Affiliations
  • The Open University (GB)
  • University of Edinburgh (GB)
Corresponding author
Gallacher, Lesley-Anne
ORCID
Venue
Childhood
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2008-11
Volume
15
Issue
4
Pages
499-516
ISSN
  • 0907-5682 (ISSN-L)
  • 1461-7013
DOI
10.1177/0907568208091672
OpenAlex
W2011773796
Cited by
685
References
76
Citations by year
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FWCI
51.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
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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