Studying Children in Context: Theories, Methods, and Ethics

By M. Elizabeth Graue and Daniel J. Walsh

Book Overview

What is the world like for today s children? How do they construct meaning in it? Answering these key questions, Studying Children in Context explains the art and science of doing qualitative research involving children. Authors M. Elizabeth Graue and Daniel J. Walsh carefully discuss the research process, dealing succinctly with generic research issues yet emphasizing where work with children presents its own particular challenges. They look across the research enterprise in the first part of the book, conceptualizing it as a holistic activity. They next focus on fieldwork, and in the final section examine the interpreting and reporting aspects of qualitative research. In addition to presenting their own considerable experiences in fieldwork with children, Graue and Walsh also present the contributions of numerous researchers with their own insights on key issues. Studying Children in Context will be an invaluable addition to the libraries of teachers and researchers interested in qualitative research methods in general and in doing fieldwork with children in particular.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803972571
• ISBN13: 9780803972575
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Very good book on qualitative research

The authors have put together a compact but thorough review of qualitative research oriented to studying children. Those interested in qualitative research will benefit, even if one does not use it for studying children. However, those studying children will get more out of it, given its focus. The concepts are covered succinctly, but with suffiecnt depth to provide a basic understanding. One will want to use supplemental material for their needs or areas of interest, but as a basic core text, this is a good one.