Researching children's experiences / Melissa Freeman, Sandra Mathison

CHAPTER I. Conceplions of Children and Childhood
Historical Persf)eclivcs of Childhood 2
Theoiies ofSocializalion 4
New Hocicd Studies of Childhood 7
Discussion Questions 17
CHAPTER 2. Negotialing Access for Research wilh Children
The Regulation of Research in the Social Sciences 20
Navigating IRBs 23
Discussion Questions 36
CHAPTER 3. Recruiting Child Participunls
Strategies for Obtaining Parental Permission 38
Getting Kids to Participate after You Are "In" 42
Confidentiality 48
Discussion Questions 51
CHAPTER 4. Defining Researcher Roles in Research with Children
The Effect of Institutions on Researcher Roles 54
Presentation of Self as Researcher 58
Discussion Questions 67
CHAPTERS. Elhical ('hallenges in Social Constructivist Research
with Children
Volu n ta ry Pa rticipatin n 70
Communicating Responsibly 76
Reciprocity 82
Discussion Questions 84
CHAPTER 6. Inlerviewing
Intrri'inuing as a Rrlalionsliil) 90
Developing Interview Qitesiions anil Protocols 93
Strategies for Eliciting Verbal Responses 91
Individual Interviews 101
Group Interviexvs or Focus Groups 102
Discussion Qitestions 107
CHAPTER 7. Arl and Pholography
Visual Forms of Expression and Representation 109
Communicating through Participant Drawings III
Communicating through Photographs and Video 122
Communicating through Maps 124
Planning pir Visual Activities 126
Planning for Analysis of Visual Data 127
Discussion Questions 128
CHAPTER 8. Journaling and Oilier Wrillen Responses
Communicating through Writing 135
Written Accounts as Data 136
Artifacts 143
Technology and Writing 144
Discussion Questions 145
CHAPTER 9. Analyzing Data
Internal and External Narratives of Meaning 148
Analysis of Context, Contexts of Analysis 150
Analyzing Visual Data 156
Analysis Goes On and On 162
Discussion Questions 163
CHAPTER 10. Children as Researchers
The Power of Children's Voices 166
Why Partner with Young People? 169
The Possibility of True Partnerships 172