{"title":"Sarah Richards","description":"\u003cp\u003eSarah Richards offers insightful explorations into the lives and experiences of children through a social and educational lens. Her works, such as \u003cem\u003eResearching Children and Childhoods\u003c\/em\u003e, provide thoughtful analyses suited to students, educators, and researchers interested in childhood studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the \u003cstrong\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/strong\u003e category, Richards’ writing combines academic rigour with accessible language, making complex ideas approachable for a wide audience. Her books are valuable resources for understanding the evolving perspectives on childhood in contemporary society.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"researching-children-and-childhoods-by-sarah-coombs-9781350043206","title":"Researching Children and Childhoods","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJunior researchers in the field of childhood studies are often faced with many challenges that accompany research with young participants.\u003c\/strong\u003e Methodological concepts, such as research relationships, positionality, self-disclosure, and reflexivity, can sometimes become subordinate to more practical and procedural concerns. \u003cem\u003eResearching Children and Childhoods\u003c\/em\u003e frames these themes not as problems but as opportunities to deepen and strengthen research discussions and analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProviding students with a guide to support their ventures into research with children and young people, this book offers practical advice on writing a thesis or dissertation and will enable readers to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eConfidently reflect on the ethical issues embedded in their own projects and recognise them as opportunities for discussion within their dissertations or thesis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDemystify the role of methodologies and position them as essential tools for their research.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eConsider the efficacy of concepts such as agency, autonomy, participation, subjectivity, and voice as ways of understanding childhood and children’s lived experiences.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eUse ideas such as positionality, self-disclosure, and category entitlement to recognise the integral role of researcher identity and relationships in the construction of knowledge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eUse ‘I’ authoritatively when writing about their own research without reducing content to descriptive, opinion-based discussions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSituate their research by exploring the context in which the research takes place and the power relations embedded within participants and researcher relationships.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach chapter includes a variety of researcher experiences, vignette examples, and specific activities, aimed at applying the key themes represented in this volume into research dissertations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455677055212,"sku":"9781350043206","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/81WeYASeZ2L._SL1500.jpg?v=1774793093"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/sarah-richards.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}