Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Research with children living in situations of armed conflict

I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but this report looks interesting - and looks like an interesting report for anyone interested in social research more generally.

Research with Children Living in Situations of Armed Conflict: Concepts, Ethics & Methods
Jason Hart and Bex Tyrer

Research about children's lives conducted in the volatile setting of armed conflict places particular demands upon researchers. The suggestion that researchers should, whenever possible and appropriate, involve children as meaningful participants in that research may seem unreasonable or inappropriate. However, this paper argues that participatory research for children in conflict situations is especially valuable because of the emergency context.

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