Young children's decisions about research participation: Opting out

International Journal of Early Years Education

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 244-256

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

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

children's perspectives; dissent; ethics; participatory research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867155807     PISSN: 09669760     EISSN: 14698463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669760.2012.715405     Document Type: Article

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