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Research by children

International Journal of Social Research MethodologyPublished 1 January 2001
Priscilla Alderson
Citations213
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.81
SNIP3.22

Abstract

This paper draws on an international literature to consider ways in which children work as researchers. Children's and teenagers' activities at various stages of research projects, their levels of participation, and their use of a range of research methods are described, with a review of some of the problems and advantages of children doing research.

Keywords

Social Sciences