“Is it fun?” developing children centred research methods

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 33-58

  Barker, John ^a   Weller, Susie ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Children centred research; Diaries; Drawings; Photographs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242347368     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330310790435     Document Type: Review

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