Children as research collaborators: Issues and reflections from a mobility study in sub-Saharan Africa

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 215-227

  Porter, Gina ^a   Hampshire, Kate ^a   Bourdillon, Michael ^b   Robson, Elsbeth ^c   Munthali, Alister ^c   Abane, Albert ^d   Mashiri, Mac ^e  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences NIAS KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^e DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Child researchers; Ethics; Mobility; Power relations; Transport

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHICS; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALAWI; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALAWI; MALE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL MOBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77955769216     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-010-9317-x     Document Type: Article

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