The participation of children in social research. Introduction to the issue

The perspective of childhood studies has existed in science since the 1990s. Currently, it is considered as a paradigm. The article concerns one of the assumptions of this theoretical orientation – the participation of children in research. The analysis of the concept includes both positive and crit...

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Main Author: Aleksandra Zalewska-Królak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lodz University Press 2020-09-01
Series:Acta Universitatis Lodziensis: Folia Sociologica
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Online Access:https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/sociologica/article/view/9108
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spelling doaj-3c786d6e483844d2afb1f34b67fae22b2021-03-24T08:22:52ZengLodz University PressActa Universitatis Lodziensis: Folia Sociologica0208-600X2353-48502020-09-0174759310.18778/0208-600X.74.059000The participation of children in social research. Introduction to the issueAleksandra Zalewska-Królak0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8503-4845Institute of Applied Social Sciences, University of Warsaw, The Department of Culture Research Method, Nowy Świat 69, 00-927The perspective of childhood studies has existed in science since the 1990s. Currently, it is considered as a paradigm. The article concerns one of the assumptions of this theoretical orientation – the participation of children in research. The analysis of the concept includes both positive and critical stances expressed in the subject literature. The text contains an analysis of the main assumptions of childhood studies and their relationship to the participatory approach to research. Moreover, it presents types of participatory research with children, considering the degree of their participation. The article refers to numerous examples of both research and specific techniques applied.https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/sociologica/article/view/9108participation of children in researchagencychild as an active social actorchild researchresearch with childrenforms of participationparticipatory toolschildhood studiesnew sociology of childhood
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The participation of children in social research. Introduction to the issue
Acta Universitatis Lodziensis: Folia Sociologica
participation of children in research
agency
child as an active social actor
child research
research with children
forms of participation
participatory tools
childhood studies
new sociology of childhood
author_facet Aleksandra Zalewska-Królak
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title The participation of children in social research. Introduction to the issue
title_short The participation of children in social research. Introduction to the issue
title_full The participation of children in social research. Introduction to the issue
title_fullStr The participation of children in social research. Introduction to the issue
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publisher Lodz University Press
series Acta Universitatis Lodziensis: Folia Sociologica
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2353-4850
publishDate 2020-09-01
description The perspective of childhood studies has existed in science since the 1990s. Currently, it is considered as a paradigm. The article concerns one of the assumptions of this theoretical orientation – the participation of children in research. The analysis of the concept includes both positive and critical stances expressed in the subject literature. The text contains an analysis of the main assumptions of childhood studies and their relationship to the participatory approach to research. Moreover, it presents types of participatory research with children, considering the degree of their participation. The article refers to numerous examples of both research and specific techniques applied.
topic participation of children in research
agency
child as an active social actor
child research
research with children
forms of participation
participatory tools
childhood studies
new sociology of childhood
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