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Changing things for the better: The use of children and young people's reference groups in social research
Moore, Tim Noble-Carr, Debbie McArthur, Morag
Moore, Tim
Noble-Carr, Debbie
McArthur, Morag
Abstract
The use of reference groups made up of members of the population being researched has been encouraged within the qualitative research literature. This paper describes the use of reference groups made up of children and young people and promotes them as a space within which co-reflexive activities can help researchers reconsider their research approaches and assumptions, their methodologies and methods and the new knowledge created. The paper uses three case studies to highlight the benefits the authors have encountered as well as those identified by children and young people themselves.
Keywords
research, children, reflexivity, reference groups, qualitative, participatory
Date
2016
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Journal article
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International Journal of Social Research Methodology
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Volume
19
Issue
2
Page Range
241-256
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