Children’s perspectives are increasingly sought on matters that are of relevance to them. With calls to include children actively in research, attention has turned to considering the data collection methods used, how children participate and the decisions that might arise as children are supported as researchers. This online research forum showcases studies that used participatory methods for research with and by children. The forum highlights the ways in which children demonstrate competence as researchers and active research participants and the challenges and opportunities associated with this. It is hoped that this session will raise awareness and advocate for how children’s voice might be included and actioned in research, and promote conversation about the implications and dilemmas when implementing participatory research with and by children.
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Dr Caron Carter
Caron Carter is Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood/Childhood Education at the Sheffield Institute of Education, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield. Prior to joining the University in 2007, Caron was an Early Years and Primary School teacher for eleven years. Five years as a Deputy Headteacher. Caron’s research interests focus on children’s...
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Dr Harry Shier
Harry Shier started his career in the 1970s, working on Adventure playgrounds in the UK. In 1993 in Melbourne, Australia, Harry discovered children’s rights at the “World Play Summit”. This experience changed the course of his life and ever since Shier has been committed to children’s rights as an underpinning...
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Cynthia Hicban
Cynthia Hicban is a PhD candidate, Educational Mentor in early childhood, and Sessional Academic in the Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice. Cynthia has worked with young children and their families for over 15 years. Her primary research focus is investigating children’s participation rights in Early Childhood Education...
Agenda:
Presenters will discuss their research on this important topic for 20 minutes each with a question and answer time at the end of the session.
Guest Presenters:
- Caron Carter (University of Sheffield Hallam)
- Cynthia Hicban (Queensland University of Technology QUT)
- Harry Shier (CESESMA, San Ramón, Nicaragua and University College Dublin)
Details:
| Location: | Online Via Zoom |
| Start Date: | 12/10/2022 [add to calendar] |
| Start Time: | 17:00 AEST |
| End Date: | 12/10/2022 |
| End Time: | 18:30 AEST |
| RSVP By: | Tuesday 11th of October 2022 |
| Cost: | FREE |
| Organiser: | QUT Centre for Child and Family Studies |
| Enquiries: | childandfamily@qut.edu.au |
| Register: |