Ethical dilemmas in research with children and young people about their social environments

Children's Geographies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-61

  Morrow, Virginia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethics of research with children; Neighbourhoods; Research methods; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749088509     PISSN: 14733285     EISSN: 14733277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733280701791918     Document Type: Article

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