Child participatory research methods: attempts to go ‘deeper’

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2016-05-17
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Horgan, Deirdre
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10.1177/0907568216647787
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Along with the growth of child participatory research an increased focus on its complexity, specifically unaddressed power inequities in the research relationship and unreflexive use of methods, has developed. This article discusses a participatory research project with children in Ireland and reflects on attempts to achieve deeper participation through the use of children and youth advisory groups, mixed visual and discursive group methods. It argues that overly paternalistic frameworks adopted by ethical review bodies can hamper participatory research with children.
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Deeper participation , Participatory methods , Power , Representation , Research with children
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Horgan, D. (2017) 'Child participatory research methods: Attempts to go ‘deeper’', Childhood, 24(2), pp. 245-259. doi: 10.1177/0907568216647787
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http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0907568216647787
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https://hdl.handle.net/10468/6708
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Applied Social Studies - Journal Articles
Early Years and Childhood Studies - Journal Articles
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© The Author 2016. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. The final published version is available at doi: 10.1177/0907568216647787