Table of Contents

I Introduction: Valuing Young Voices
II Child-Centered Inquiry: A Chronicle
III Observation and Participant Observation
IV Individual Depth Interviews
V Focus Groups
VI Visual Methods in Interviews
VII Scissors and Kaleidoscope: Child-centered Analysis
VIII Conclusion

Sidebars

Culturally Anchored Research on Children
Observational Research from Apprentice to Master
Individual Interviews from Apprentice to Master
Focus Groups from Apprentice to Master

About the Author

Cindy Dell Clark has written extensively about children's health, play, and cultural participation. Over a lifetime of academic and applied inquiry, Clark has worked in a playful way to know children not filtered through grown-ups' eyes, but from kids' own viewpoints. She holds a Visiting Associate Professor position in anthropology, at Rutgers University Camden.