Introducing children's perspectives and participation in research

European Early Childhood Education Research Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 301-307

  Harcourt, Deborah ^a   Einarsdottir, Johanna ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Children's perspectives; Children's rights; Listening; Research with children; Sociology of childhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053208408     PISSN: 1350293X     EISSN: 17521807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1350293X.2011.597962     Document Type: Editorial

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