How do views about children shape research concerned with their lives? What different forms can research with children take? What ethical issues does it involve? How does it impact on policy and practice, and on the lives of children themselves?

This book helps you to understand how research is designed and carried out to explore questions about the lives of children and young people. It tackles the methodological, practical and ethical challenges involved, and features examples of actual research that illustrate:

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For Walter Clark, a man of letters in every sense of the word, poetry and lyricism were woven into every act of observation, every impulse for connection. In the months after his death, his wife and daughter pored through his writings and collected poetry and letters that make palpable his connection to the places he called home, including both Wolfeboro and Hancock, N.H. A longtime professor at the University of Michigan, Walter founded the university's New England Literature Program, which annually brings students to a Maine camp for a half-term of studying New England authors, writing, and...

Practice does indeed make perfect. The ability to think on your feet, to be able to evaluate and analyze information quickly and effectively is a much desired skill. The book How To Unleash Your Brain Power will enable its readers to comprehend clearly how the brain works and ensure it works to its optimal performance. The book features a wide variety of memory exercises that will make any brain into a super computer that will memorize facts and figures. Increasing one's curiosity level is another excellent way to unleash untapped brain-power. This book will help increase curiosity about...