{"product_id":"9781350043206","title":"Researching Children and Childhoods: A Reflexive Dissertation Companion","description":"Author: Coombs, Sarah; Richards, Sarah\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781350043206\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 07 Aug 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 176 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\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 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.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46643226706078,"sku":"UBD-9781350043206","price":49.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781350043206.jpg?v=1774484718","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781350043206","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}