Balancing methodologies and methods in researching with young children

Researching Young Children's Perspectives: Debating the Ethics and Dilemmas of Educational Research with Children

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 68-82

  Dockett, Sue ^a   Einarsdóttir, Jóhanna ^b   Perry, Bob ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

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EID: 80053191835     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203830437     Document Type: Chapter

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