Thought-provoking, pertinent and engaging, this book provides an overview of every aspect of carrying out research with children. It is unique in its particular focus on vulnerable groups of children such as those with mental-health problems, physical health problems and learning disabilities, along with young offenders and looked after children.
The book helpfully addresses each stage of the research process:
-Part I introduces the main elements of doing research with children, including seeking ethical approval for sensitive research topics.
-Part II guides the reader through the initial stages of the research project including recruitment issues and communicating with gatekeepers.
-Part III outlines the data collection, data analysis, writing up and dissemination stages of research and covers both quantitative and qualitative methods.
Filled with practical advice and useful activities for each chapter, this book is an essential resource for any student, academic or professional working with, or doing research with, children.
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction: Setting the Context
PART ONE: PRELIMINARY ISSUES
Cultural and Diversity Issues
Ethics in Child Research
Children′s Capacity to Make Decisions
PART TWO: STARTING A RESEARCH PROJECT WITH CHILDREN
Planning to Do Research with Children
Getting Started in Research with Children
Children with Specific Characteristics
Recruiting Children and Families: Communicating with Gatekeepers, Parents and Children
PART THREE: PRACTICAL ISSUES
Choosing a Method for Your Research
Quantitative Methods of Data Collection and Analysis
Qualitative Methods of Data Collection and Analysis
Writing-up and Dissemination
Answers to the Activities
Glossary
References
Index
Over de auteur
Nisha Dogra (BM DCH FRCPsych MA [Socio-legal studies, children], Postgraduate Certificate in Systemic Practice, Ph D) is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry Education at the Greenwood Institute of Child Health, University of Leicester. She is an external lecturer on the MMed Sci Medical Education Masters at the University of Nottingham. She was until her retirement working as a generic child and adolescent psychiatrist. Currently, her work in child mental health is focused on how young people see the relationship between mental health and social media. Throughout her career Nisha was been involved in the development and delivery of a wide variety of teaching and training events in undergraduate and postgraduate education, locally, nationally, and internationally in both psychiatry and diversity. She has published widely including peer reviewed publications, edited and written books as well as contributing chapters to edited books related to psychiatry and education.
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