Drawing on relevant literature and a study carried out by the author and colleagues, this
article reviews the evidence about children's expressed views on methods used by adults to …

This paper reviews recent literature regarding ethical issues in research with children and
young people. This is a topic that has seen a significant growth in interest over recent years …

The new edition of this established core textbook continues to give an insightful,
authoritative and accessible overview of competing theoretical positions on the sociological …

This article explores seven methodological issues in some detail to illustrate the ways in
which aspects of the research process usually considered to be the same for both adults and …

It is easy for newcomers to educational research to be confused by the wide range of terms
used in the field and consequently for them to find it challenging to relate such terms to their …

Recent decades have seen a growing emphasis, in a number of professional contexts, on
acknowledging and acting on the views of children. This trend was given added weight by …

No precise figures are available as to how many children in the UK live with domestic
violence. 1 We do know, however, that there are many and that they are everywhere …

This article sets the scene for the other papers in this Special Issue on children's and young
people's participation, by outlining the nature of the ESRC Seminar Series from which all are …

Until the mid-1990s, children's research was dominated by the positivist paradigm with its
emphasis on measurement, abstraction and statistical relationships. By contrast, studies …

The authors draw on their own experiences and those of practitioners, service users and
carers to understand issues of power and oppression, demonstrating how the law can be …