Empowering children and young people as researchers: overcoming barriers and building capacity
Abstract
This paper explores the concept of children-as-reseasrchers through an exposition of the pioneering work of the Children's Research Centreat the Open University UK, http://childrens-research-centre.open.ac.uk. It situates this work within an empowerment and rights framework and charts its journey, from the first pilot work to recognition as a centre with significant international reach. The impact of child-led research, in terms of contribution to the body of knowledge on childhoods and our understanding of children's lived experiences, are examined along with a discussion of how child-led reserach can be influential in policy and practice contexts.Date
2011-04Type
Journal ArticleIdentifier
oai:open.ac.uk.OAI2:28397Kellett, Mary <http://oro.open.ac.uk/view/person/mk2527.html> (2011). Empowering children and young people as researchers: overcoming barriers and building capacity. Child Indicators Research , 4(2) pp. 205–219.