Research with children: Methodological issues and innovative techniques

Journal of Early Childhood Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 175-192

  Fargas Malet, Montserrat ^a   McSherry, Dominic ^a   Larkin, Emma ^a   Robinson, Clive ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methodology; Research methods; Research with children

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952626906     PISSN: 1476718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476718X09345412     Document Type: Article

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