Informed consent: Processes and procedures in seeking research partnerships with young children

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

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 38-51

  Harcourt, Deborah ^a   Conroy, Heather ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Pedagogy EtonHouse Preschools EtonHouse Education Centre   (Singapore)

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EID: 84921279487     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203830437     Document Type: Chapter

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