Researching Young Children's Perspectives

Abstract

Foreword Alison Clark Commencing the conversation Deborah Harcourt, Bob Perry and Tim Waller Part 1: Ethics, methodologies, and theoretical frameworks 1. Respecting children's rights and agency: theoretical insights into ethical research procedures Anne B Smith 2. The Ethics of participatory research involving children with special needs Colette Gray and Eileen Winter 3. Informed assent: Processes and procedures seeking research partnerships with young children Deborah Harcourt and Heather Conroy 4. Researching the rights of children under three years old to participate in the curriculum in early years education and care Angeliki Bitou and Tim Waller 5. Balancing methodologies and methods in researching with young children Sue Dockett, Johanna Einarsdottir and Bob Perry Part 2: Case studies of high quality research with young children 6. Supporting children's participation rights: curriculum and research approaches Sarah Te One 7. Children's voices in early childhood settings' every day concerts Hartmut Kupfer 8. Researching infants' experience of early childhood education and care Jennifer Sumsion, Linda Harrison, Fran Press, Sharynne McLeod, Joy Goodfellow and Ben Bradley 9. Eliciting young children's perspectives on indoor play provision in their classroom: reflections and challenges Liz Dunphy and Therese Farrell 10. Seeing spaces, inhabiting places: hearing school beginners Alma Fleet and Clare Britt 11. In tune with the learner's perspective in music: theoretical and analytical considerations when interviewing children Cecilia Wallerstedt, Niklas Pramling and Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson 12. Producing and using video data with young children: A case study of ethical questions and practical consequences Sue Robson