Module manager: Dr Delyth Edwards
Email: D.Edwards@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
This module is approved as an Elective
This core module will introduce you to methodological issues raised in research with children and young people and a range of methods that can be used in such research. You will also develop a critical appreciation of their uses and limitations. The module will consider the ontological and epistemological frameworks guiding research with children (as objects, subjects, actors, co-researchers) – and demonstrate the implications of these for the research methods you use. You will explore qualitative and quantitative approaches. The methods covered in the module will include but are not limited to: ethnography (participant observation and adjunct techniques), creative and participatory methods, and interviews and focus groups. Throughout the module emphasis is placed on how different methods have been employed in research with children and young people and how engaging in research with children entails entering into dialogue with them through the 'cultures of communication' that characterise their everyday life. These issues are also examined in relation to the ethics of research with children and young people. The module is taught using a mixture of lectures and seminars. This module will ensure that you have the research skills and understanding needed to undertake research with children and young people in a range of settings.
It aims to:
- Consider the ontological and epistemological issues that arise in research with children and young people.
- Consider different approaches to research and their use in research with children and young people.
- Consider the ethical and sensitive issues that arise in research with children and young people and how these may be handled.
- Consider the development of research designs and analytical strategies in research with children and young people.
- Provide an opportunity to produce data with children and young people and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the method chosen.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Apply knowledge and understanding of the ontological and epistemological issues that arise in research with children and young people;
2. Apply and appraise knowledge of different methodologies and methods of research in childhood studies.
3. Evaluate how theories of childhood shape research approaches
4. Design a logical and ethically appropriate piece of research that involves children and young people.
Skills Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
1. Disseminate and articulate ideas, arguments and concepts related to research in childhood studies clearly, coherently, and concisely in written and oral forms.
2. Design a logical research project in the area of childhood studies.
3. Apply independence, autonomy and self-direction in planning and completing assessments.
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supervision | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lecture | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Seminar | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Private study hours | 269 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 31 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300 | ||
There will be opportunities for formative feedback on assessment during the module.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Coursework | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 7/31/2024
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