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Irish Child Health Database - Peer Reviewed Papers

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• 1.   Focus groups versus individual interviews with children: A comparison of data

  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

  

  Abstract:

  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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• 2.   Gender and children's social world: esteemed and marginalised masculinities in the primary school playground

  This article discusses the role played by the social worlds of primary school children in producing and reproducing a range of masculine identities

  

  Abstract:

  This article examines the role played by the social worlds of primary school children in producing and reproducing a range of masculine identities. It describes the relatively gender-segregated nature of the culture of middle-childhood, arguing that the specific institutional context reinforces this segregation. The article outlines the range of masculinities documented in the primary more...

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Irish Journal of Sociology, Vol: 14 Page: 177-192 2005
  Anne Lodge

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