Informed agreement to participate: Beginning the partnership with children in research

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-165

  Conroy, Heather ^a   Harcourt, Deborah ^b  

^a EtonHouse Preschools ^*  (Singapore)

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children's rights; Informed assent; Researching with children; UNCROC

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949205619     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430802666973     Document Type: Article

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