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    Parents as Researchers: Collaborative Ethnography with Parents

    Hackett, AC (2017) Parents as Researchers: Collaborative Ethnography with Parents. Qualitative Research, 17 (5). pp. 481-497. ISSN 1741-3109

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    Abstract

    This paper describes a series of studies of young children’s experience of place in which parents acted as co-researchers, collecting and analysing data. This approach to research resulted in an emphasis on sensory engagement and embodied experience, for both adults and children. As my own young daughter accompanied me during this research, the boundaries between parent and researcher were further blurred. As research progressed, parents became increasingly critical of pathologising discourses about parenting, and stated more strongly the expertise they possessed in their own children. Collaborative research with parents opened up new possibilities for understanding the perspectives of very young children, by drawing on the expertise parents have.

    Item Type: Article
    Peer-reviewed: Yes
    Date Deposited: 12 Oct 2016 09:00
    Publisher: SAGE Publications
    Additional Information: This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript provided by SAGE Publications of a paper accepted for publication in Qualitative Research.
    Divisions: Faculties > Health and Education
    Subject terms: Social Sciences Methods, 16 Studies In Human Society, 13 Education
    URI: https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/617114
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794116672913
    ISSN 1741-3109

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