Useful strategies and guidance for anyone needing to explore the practical and ethical issues around researching with children and young people.

Introduction
SECTION 1: CRITICAL ISSUES IN RESEARCH WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Images of Childhood and their Influence on Research - Mary Kellett
What is Research with Children and Young People? - Sandy Fraser, Rosie Flewitt and Martyn Hammersley
Designing Research for Different Purposes - Victoria Cooper
Doing Qualitative Research with Children and Young People - Sue Bucknall
Ethics - Priscilla Alderson
SECTION 2: METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO RESEARCH WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Introduction
Research Design - Martyn Hammersley
Participant Observation - Heather Montgomery
Interviews - Rosie Flewitt
Working with Texts, Images and Artefacts - Helen Hearn and Pat Thomson
Methodological Ideas - Martyn Hammersley
SECTION 3: THE REALITY OF RESEARCH WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Introduction
Perspectives on Parental Involvement: a Discussion of Practitioner Research - Nicola Smith
Developing and Adapting the Mosaic Approach - Alison Clark
Inventing Adulthoods: a Qualitative Longitudinal Study of Growing Up - Sheila Henderson and Rachel Thomson
Young Lives: Reflections on Qualitative Research in Education within a Longitudinal International Study - Caine Rolleston
SECTION 4: ENGAGING AUDIENCES AND DISSEMINATING FINDINGS: THE IMPACT OF RESEARCH
Introduction
Disseminating Research: Shaping the Conversation - Martin Robb
Achieving Policy Impact: Researching Children¿s Issues at EU level - Sandy Ruxton
Transformative Dialogues: the Impact of Participatory Research on Practice - Chris Pascal and Tony Bertram
Engaging Children and Young People in Research - Alex Mann, Joseph Liley and Mary Kellett