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"In 2012, over 200 academics who are active in international childhood and youth research gathered together alongside young people for a unique ICYRNet conference where they debated and discussed participatory approaches. [This book] continues the dialogue between young people and adults that started then. This edited collection draws together work from six countries about participatory research and intergenerational relations. Adopting participatory techniques, the editors worked with children and youngpeople to co-author three chapters that each reflect young people's interpretations of three chapters written by adults. This provides a unique insight into how children and young people view research which is about them as well as highlighting their perspectives on research which resonates with their own life experiences."--Provided by publisher.
List of contents
1. Introduction 2. Children and Young People as Protagonists and Adults as Partners; Roshni K. Nuggehalli 3. Moving from Talking to Action: Reflections on Increasing the Impact of Participation; Yasmin Perry, Cath Larkins and Preston Youth Council 4. Evaluating the Impact of Children's Participation in Public Decision-Making; Anne Crowley 5. Shallow Democracy: In Other People's Shoes - Listening to the Voices of Children and Young People; Amanda Hatton 6. Making the Invisible Visible: Using PAR as a means to Uncover Hidden Barriers in Children and Young People's Participation; Victoria Jupp-Kina 7. Dan Moxon and Youthforia; Dan Moxon 8. Youth Social Capital, Place and Space; Paulina Billett 9. "Mum, if you've got a doctor's appointment take me or my sister": Contributions of a Child Language Broker; Sian Lucas 10. Change-Scape Theory: Applications in Participatory Practice; Vicky Johnson 11. Essential Ingredients in Child- and Young Person-Led Research; Cath Larkins and Young Researchers 12. Empowered Participation through Inclusive Inquiry; Lucinda Kerawalla 13. Recrafting Child-Led Research for Australian Welfare Services: The 'How' of Working Alongside Children; Samia Michail 14. What Might Adults Learn from Working with Young Researchers?; Martin Hughes 15. Conclusions: Moving Forward Participation, Citizenship and Intergenerational Relations - On-Going Conversations and Actions
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"All the contributions make a powerful case both for empowering children and young people as researchers capable of generating knowledge about themselves and for the potential of intergenerational relations in academia. Children's literature scholars willing to contemplate possible synergies between their work and childhood studies ... will certainly find it an invaluable source of guidelines on how to pursue an academic practice that is capable of creating a real impact on the lives of both children and adults." (Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak, IRSCL Reviews, irscl.com, 2015)
