{"product_id":"researching-children-and-childhoods-a-reflexive-dissertation-companion-hardcover","title":"Researching Children and Childhoods: A Reflexive Dissertation Companion - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Richards\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSarah Coombs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJunior researchers in the field of childhood studies are often faced with many challenges that accompany research with young participants.\u003c\/b\u003e Methodological concepts, such as research relationships, positionality, self-disclosure and reflexivity can sometimes become subordinate to more practical and procedural concerns. \u003ci\u003eResearching Children and Childhoods\u003c\/i\u003e frames these themes not as problems but as opportunities to deepen and strengthen research discussions and analysis. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProviding students with a guide to support their ventures into research with children and young people, this book offers practical advice on writing a thesis\/dissertation and will enable readers to: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e - confidently reflect on the ethical issues embedded in their own projects and recognise them as opportunities for discussion within their dissertations or thesis\u003cbr\u003e - demystify the role of methodologies and position them as essential tools for their research\u003cbr\u003e - consider the efficacy of concepts such as agency, autonomy, participation, subjectivity, and voice as ways of understanding childhood and children's lived experiences\u003cbr\u003e - use ideas such as positionality, self-disclosure and category entitlement to recognise the integral role of researcher identity and relationships in the construction of knowledge\u003cbr\u003e - use 'I' authoritatively when writing about their own research without reducing content to descriptive, opinion based discussions\u003cbr\u003e - situate their research by exploring the context in which the research takes place and the power relations embedded within participants and researcher relationships\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Each chapter includes a variety of researcher experiences, vignette examples, and specific activities, aimed at applying the key themes represented in this volume into research dissertations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Richards \u003c\/b\u003eis a Professor of Childhood Studies and Head of Suffolk Doctoral College at the University of Suffolk, UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSarah Coombs \u003c\/b\u003eis a Visiting Senior Fellow in Childhood Studies at the University of Suffolk, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47510308192434,"sku":"9781350043213","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/knWfMnpMgP9781350043213.webp?v=1779647495","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/researching-children-and-childhoods-a-reflexive-dissertation-companion-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}