Trusting children's accounts in research

Journal of Early Childhood Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-63

  Dockett, Sue ^a   Perry, Bob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Engagement; Ethics in research; Listening; Research; Young children

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149038104     PISSN: 1476718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476718X07072152     Document Type: Article

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