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How Can Children Tell Us About Their Wellbeing? Exploring the Potential of Participatory Research Approaches within Young Lives.
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Social Indicators Research . Jan2009, Vol. 90 Issue 1, p51-72. 22p. 3 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- ‘Wellbeing’ is a key concept in the study of children’s lives over time, given its potential to link the objective, subjective, and inter-subjective dimensions of their experiences in ways that are holistic, contextualized and longitudinal. For this reason wellbeing is one of the core concepts used by Young Lives, a 15-year project (2000–2015) that follows the lives of 12,000 children growing up in the context of poverty in Ethiopia, Peru, Vietnam and Andhra Pradesh (India) (see ). This paper examines a selection of methods being used by Young Lives to capture aspects of child wellbeing in the context of a range of children’s life experiences related to poverty, specific risks and protective processes. It draws on a review of the literature on child-focused methods and on recent experiences piloting three core qualitative methods in the four study countries. The paper reports the development of a methodology that is child-centred, but also acknowledges that every child is embedded within a network of social and economic relationships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03038300
- Volume :
- 90
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Social Indicators Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34649965
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-008-9312-x