Introduction
SECTION 1: CRITICAL ISSUES IN RESEARCH WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Images of Childhood and their Influence on Research – Mary Kellett
What is Research with Children and Young People? – Sandy Fraser, Rosie Flewitt and Martyn Hammersley
Designing Research for Different Purposes – Victoria Cooper
Doing Qualitative Research with Children and Young People – Sue Bucknall
Ethics – Priscilla Alderson
SECTION 2: METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO RESEARCH WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Introduction
Research Design – Martyn Hammersley
Participant Observation – Heather Montgomery
Interviews – Rosie Flewitt
Working with Texts, Images and Artefacts – Helen Hearn and Pat Thomson
Methodological Ideas – Martyn Hammersley
SECTION 3: THE REALITY OF RESEARCH WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Introduction
Perspectives on Parental Involvement: a Discussion of Practitioner Research – Nicola Smith
Developing and Adapting the Mosaic Approach – Alison Clark
Inventing Adulthoods: a Qualitative Longitudinal Study of Growing Up – Sheila Henderson and Rachel Thomson
Young Lives: Reflections on Qualitative Research in Education within a Longitudinal International Study – Caine Rolleston
SECTION 4: ENGAGING AUDIENCES AND DISSEMINATING FINDINGS: THE IMPACT OF RESEARCH
Introduction
Disseminating Research: Shaping the Conversation – Martin Robb
Achieving Policy Impact: Researching Children′s Issues at EU level – Sandy Ruxton
Transformative Dialogues: the Impact of Participatory Research on Practice – Chris Pascal and Tony Bertram
Engaging Children and Young People in Research – Alex Mann, Joseph Liley and Mary Kellett

Martin Robb is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at The Open University. He is co-editor of Relating Experience: stories from health and social care (Routledge, 2005); Communication, Relationships and Care (Routledge, 2004); and Understanding Health and Social Care (SAGE, 1998), and has published articles and book chapters on a wide range of topics, with a recent focus on issues of fatherhood, masculinity and childcare. Before joining the OU he worked in informal and community education projects with adults and young people.