Researching with Young People - by Frances Howard & Benjamin Hanckel & Karenza Moore & Sophie Atherton & Janina Suppers (Hardcover)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Undertaking research with young people is an expanding approach within education, sociology, criminology, politics, youth work and psychology. This book introduces existing research methods such as interviews, focus groups, ethnography and creative methods, as well as covering newer methods including place-based methods, digital methods, co-production and co-authorship.

Each thematic chapter is followed by a shorter invited case study, which puts the specific method into practice. The resulting pedagogical material gives useful practical application of that method to the field as a guide that can be followed by both students and instructors. The book supports researchers and students in doing research with young people by highlighting tensions, challenges and opportunities in research processes to involve, work with, and research youth practices, lived experiences and expertise.

About the Author

Frances Howard is an Associate Professor of Youth Research and Leader of the Youth Research group at Nottingham Trent University, UK.
Benjamin Hanckel is an Associate Professor at the Young and Resilient Research Centre and the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University.
Karenza Moore is a Reader in Sociology at the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology (GPS), Newcastle University, UK.
Sophie Atherton is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Bio-medicine, Self and Society in the Usher Institute at the University of Edinburgh, UK.
Janina Suppers is a Lecturer for Social Sciences in Education at Te Kura Toi Tangata, School of Education at the University of Waikato, Aotearoa New Zealand.