Understanding research with children and young people / edited by Alison Clark, Rosie Flewitt, Martin Hammersley, and Martin Robb.

Includes index.

Section 1. Critical issues in research with children and young people -- Section 2. Methodological approaches to research with children and young people -- Section 3. The reality of research with children and young people -- Section 4. Engaging audiences and disseminating findings : the impacts of research .

This book helps you to understand how research is designed and carried out to explore questions about the lives of children and young people. It tackles the methodological, practical and ethical challenges involved, and features examples of actual research that illustrate: Different strategies for carrying out research ; Common challenges that arise in the research process ; Varying modes of engagement that researchers can adopt with participants and audiences and The impact that research can have on future studies, policy and practice .