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Editorial: Discusses the article "Research with children in psychology: The value of a child-centred approach".
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Editorial introducing this special issue entitled "Research with children in psychology: The value of a child-centred approach". The editors have brought together theoretical and empirical papers from national and international contributors and we particularly welcome the great efforts they went to in ensuring that all papers were reviewed by international experts. The more...
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Journal of Psychology,
Vol: 27 Page: 2006
Barbara Dooley; Eilis Hennessy
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This study reports on the use of focus groups and interviews to collect qualitative data from 116 children in three age groups, with mean ages of 8.4,11.5 and 14.3 years
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In recent years there has been an increase in the use of qualitative data collection techniques in research with children. Among the most common of these methods are focus groups and individual interviews. While many authors claim that focus groups have advantages over individual interviews, these claims have not been tested empirically with children. The present study reports on the more...
International Classification:
Other - methodologies
Categories:
methodologies
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Journal of Psychology,
Vol: 27 Page: 58-68 2006
Caroline Heary; Eilis Hennessy
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This article discusses the issues surrounding accessing the voices of children with disabilities.
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This paper addresses the issues surrounding accessing the voices of children with disabilities. Both the conceptualisation of children and childhood, and the model of disability held by the researcher are seen as important influences on: (a) the kinds of research that are carried out, (b) the specific participants invited to participate and (c) the ways in which it is carried out. We more...
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Journal of Psychology,
Vol: 27 Page: 16-24 2006
Jean Whyte
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This article discusses the experience of undertaking child-centred research and debates the extent to which children can, in reality, be central to all elements of the research process.
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The 'new' sociology of childhood has drawn academic attention to the relationship between the social construction of childhood and the place of children in research. Recent shifts in thinking have allowed for children to be regarded as active social agents who make choices and negotiate their social and intellectual pathways around existing adult controls. Thus, academics have had to more...
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Journal of Psychology,
Vol: 27 Page: 97-104 2006
Ruth Emond
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This article discusses an over view of issues discussed in the journal. Research with children in psychology: The value of a child-centred approach
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We would like to welcome all our readers to the current special issue. This special issue is structured around three types of articles. The first section presents a series of discussion articles. The second section of this special issue focuses on some of the tools available to the child-centred researcher. Focus groups and individual interviews are two increasingly common research more...
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Journal of Psychology,
Vol: 27 Page: 6-7 2006
Caroline Heary; Suzanne Guerin
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