Evolving creativity in qualitative longitudinal research with children and teenagers
Evolving creativity in qualitative longitudinal research with children and teenagers
The past two decades have been an exciting and productive time for research with children and teenagers, with many studies at the forefront of developing research practices infused with creativity and innovation. Such approaches are often participatory, using methods that draw upon and incorporate children and teenagers’ diverse skills and interests to foster active participation in the research process. Similarly, innovation and adaptation feature as trademarks of much qualitative longitudinal research that is, by its very nature, dynamic and evolving. Utilising personal reflection and participant feedback, this paper draws on an ongoing qualitative longitudinal study with over 50 children and teenagers to contemplate the potentials and pitfalls involved in the long-term use of creative methods and approaches. In doing so, it focuses on three elements of the research process, namely participant involvement, data collection and analysis and dissemination, to explore the evolving nature of creativity in qualitative longitudinal research.
children, creativity, longitudinal research, methods, participation, teenagers
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Weller, Susie
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24 February 2012
Weller, Susie
6ad1e079-1a7c-41bf-8678-bff11c55142b
Weller, Susie
(2012)
Evolving creativity in qualitative longitudinal research with children and teenagers.
[in special issue: Creative Methods with Young People]
International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 15 (2), .
(doi:10.1080/13645579.2012.649412).
Abstract
The past two decades have been an exciting and productive time for research with children and teenagers, with many studies at the forefront of developing research practices infused with creativity and innovation. Such approaches are often participatory, using methods that draw upon and incorporate children and teenagers’ diverse skills and interests to foster active participation in the research process. Similarly, innovation and adaptation feature as trademarks of much qualitative longitudinal research that is, by its very nature, dynamic and evolving. Utilising personal reflection and participant feedback, this paper draws on an ongoing qualitative longitudinal study with over 50 children and teenagers to contemplate the potentials and pitfalls involved in the long-term use of creative methods and approaches. In doing so, it focuses on three elements of the research process, namely participant involvement, data collection and analysis and dissemination, to explore the evolving nature of creativity in qualitative longitudinal research.
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Published date: 24 February 2012
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children, creativity, longitudinal research, methods, participation, teenagers
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Faculty of Social, Human and Mathematical Sciences
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/378643
ISSN: 1364-5579
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