The SAGE Handbook of Child Research
- Gary B Melton - University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
- Asher Ben-Arieh - Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
- Judith Cashmore - Sydney Law School & School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney, Australia
- Gail S. Goodman - University of California, Davis, USA
- Natalie K. Worley - Clemson University, USA
- James Garbarino, Loyola University Chicago
"Covers a satisfying and unprecedentedly wide range of research relating to childhood. The contributors include many eminent international scholars of childhood, making the book a valuable resource for child researchers. Child advocates will also find the book to be invaluable in their efforts to improve children’s well-being, and to change policies and practices for the better."
- Anne Smith, University of Otago
"A really scintillating collection that will provide a lasting perspective on child studies - stimulating and comprehensive!"
- Jonathan Bradshaw, University of York
In keeping with global changes in children's social and legal status, this Handbook includes examination of children as family members, friends, learners, consumers, people of faith, and participants in law and politics. The contributors also discuss the methodological and ethical requirements for research that occurs in natural settings and that enables children themselves to describe their perspective.
The book is divided into three parts:
- Part I: Setting-Specific Issues in Child Research
- Part II: Population-Specific Issues in Child Research
- Part III: Methods in Research on Children and Childhood
It is refreshing to see a book such as this which is both broad in its conceptualization of the field of child research and deep in its focus. The volume's editors are paragons of awareness when it comes to the need for interdisciplinary research and theory to illuminate the lives and experience of children.
The book covers a satisfying and unprecedentedly wide range of research relating to childhood. The contributors include many eminent international scholars of childhood, making the book a valuable resource for child researchers. Child advocates will also find the book to be invaluable in their efforts to improve children’s well-being, and to change policies and practices for the better.
A really scintillating collection that will provide a lasting perspective on child studies - stimulating and comprehensive!
This book is wide ranging and comprehensive in its coverage of research with and about children and childhood, with an international dimension brought by the large number of contributors. The chapters are well organised and clearly titled, making the book useful and highly informative for those who wish to dip in to read about a particular topic. Overall the book provides both depth and range, and provides an excellent, thorough resource for those who wish to sensitively and thoughtfully carry out research into children’s experiences and lives.
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter One: The Nature and Scope of Child Research
Ch. 27: Adults’ Memories of Their Own Childhoods
