Research with children and families: A resource library

I recently veered down a new research path into the world of children’s health. I’m delighted to be here.

When I first started, however, I had trouble finding comprehensive and engaging writing about conducting research with children and families. I put calls out on Twitter but there was little response, an usual event in this world of ever helpful online academics.

Having now been immersed in this work for a few months, I am now finding what I was seeking. I thought it might be useful for other academics, particularly doctoral candidates and early career researchers, if I collated some of the brilliant work I’ve found into a ‘library’ blog post. So here it is!

I will continue to add to this library as my reading and researching continues. If you have any suggestions for relevant papers, books and other resources, please feel free to let me know on Twitter or by email.

Happy reading!

Kate

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Discussions of research with children and families

The importance of including both a child perspective and the child’s perspective within health care settings to provide truly child-centred care by Maja Soderback and colleagues

Methodological and ethical issues in conducting qualitative research with children and young people: A literature review by Susan Kirk 

Oh, what a tangled web we weave: experiences of doing ‘multiple perspectives’ research in families by Jeni Harden and colleagues

Multi family member interview studies: A focus on data analysis by Van Parys and colleagues

'What about my voice': Emancipating the voices of children with disabilities through participant-centred methods by Lisa Stafford

Re-conceptualising youth participation: A framework to inform action by Helen Cahill and colleague

Listening to young children: A guide to understanding and using the Mosaic approach by Alison Clark

Development of an ethical methodology for post-bushfire research with children by Lisa Gibbs and colleagues

The novice researcher: Interviewing young children by Susan Danby and colleagues

Telephone Versus Face-to-Face Interviews:Mode Effect on Semistructured Interviews with Children by Susanne Vogl

"This is the first time I've talked about this": Considerations when conducting qualitative research interviews with adolescents and young adults with cancer by Jane P. Davies and colleagues

Special issue: Constructions of "children's voices" in qualitative research by International Journal of Qualitative Methods

Examples of research with children and families and children

The experiences and healthcare needs of families living with pediatric brain tumour: A longitudinal qualitative study protocol by Kate Young and colleagues

Children, ‘healthy’ food, school and family: the ‘[n]otreally’ outcome of school food messages by JaneMaree Maher and colleagues

Young children's experiences of living an everyday life with cancer – A three year interview study by Laura Darcy and colleagues

What are the experiences of the child with a brain tumour and their parents? By Louise Soanes and colleagues

Video-stimulated accounts: Young children accounting for interactional matters in front of peers by Maryanne Theobald

Resources for research with children and families

Understanding consent in research involving children: The ethical issues. A handbook for Human Research Ethics Committees and Researchers by Merle Spriggs and colleagues 

Handbook of Feminist Family Studies by Sally A. Loyd and colleagues (Chapter 7, Gendered Bodies in Family Studies, is particularly great.)

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