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The Role of 'Friendship as Method' with Child Co-Researchers in the Primary School Environment
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Holly Bennion; Nikki Rutter – Educational Action Research, 2024
Within social science research the complex nature of relationship-making and 'friendship as method' has gained enthusiasm. However, there is still a significant lack of research on 'friendship as method' with children and young people in participatory studies. Drawing on empirical case studies, we ask: how does 'friendship as method' work in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Participatory Research, Friendship
Supporting the Mental Health of Young People from Ethnically Diverse Groups during the Transition from Primary to Secondary School
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Emily Cunningham; Sneha Raman; Andrea Taylor; Nadia Svirydzenka; Abdul-Moiz Siddiqi; Kadra Abdinasir; Raghu Raghavan – Health Education Journal, 2024
Background: The transition from primary to secondary school is a pivotal period in young people's lives and can significantly impact their mental health. However, the experiences of young people from ethnically diverse groups during this crucial period of physical, social and emotional development are under-researched, limiting the evidence base…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Mental Health, Student Diversity
A Balancing Act: Successfully Managing Senior Leadership Roles and Motherhood
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Jo Baptiste; Lucy Choudhury; Emily Giubertoni; Nicola Sum – School Leadership & Management, 2024
This paper presents the findings of a self-study exploring the experiences of women leaders, and the intersections of leadership work with roles as mothers. Drawing on narratives of women from across experiences of leading to support women in the workplace, to women who juggle leadership work and mothering, and women whose mothering involves…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mothers, Leaders, Participatory Research
Volunteer Listeners as Co-Producers of Knowledge: Exploring the Lived Experience of Older People's Social Isolation through Peer Research
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Louise Warwick-Booth; David Woodcock – Educational Action Research, 2025
Social isolation and loneliness are reported as having significant impacts on health, especially for older people. Policy concern has led to the creation of interventions to try and tackle these issues, including the funding of community-based support groups. The National Lottery Ageing Better Fund, 2015-2022 supported voluntary and community…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Social Isolation, Community Services
The Power of 'Research Conversations' in Analysing and Interpreting the Views and Perspectives of Children Identified with SEND
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Helen Benstead; Vicky Graham; Vicki Jowett – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2024
The use of multi-sensory data collection tools with children in special and inclusive education is increasing in popularity. Many studies in this area have highlighted the potential for photography, drawings and other visual data collection methods to capture children's perspectives on inclusive practice. However, these tools are likely to be less…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Participatory Research, Children, Special Education
Co-Producing Ethics Guidelines Together with People with Learning Disabilities
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Mary Bottomley; Jodie Bradley; Lisa Clark; Bryan Collis; Bojana Daw Srdanovic; Victoria Farnsworth; Annie Ferguson; Dan Goodley; Andrew Fox; Nikita K. Hayden; Charlotte Lawthom; Rebecca Lawthom; Claudia Magwood; Robert McLean; Ian Middleton; Alison Owen; Matty Prothero; Simon Rice; Simon Richards; Katherine Runswick-Cole; Kelly Scargill; Rohit Shankar; Toni Ann Wood – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: We are a research team of clinical, academic and advocacy-based researchers with and without learning disabilities, working on the "Humanising Healthcare" (for people with learning disabilities) project. The project is dedicated to finding and sharing healthcare practices that enhance the lives of people with learning…
Descriptors: Ethics, Learning Disabilities, Guidelines, Researchers
'The Power to SAY What I Want to and It Gets Written Down': Situating Children's and Adults' Voices and Silence in Participatory Research
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Sabine Little; Hannah Raine; Ailin Choo; Ronia Joshi; Shanza J. Qarni; Ayden Sukri; Grace Horton; Sarah Pakravesh – British Educational Research Journal, 2024
This paper, co-authored between three adults and five children aged 8-11, adopts a 'collaborative writing as inquiry' approach to examine and discuss the authors' experiences of a participatory research project through the lens of critical dialectical pluralism. In the original project, children formed two 'young advisory panels', one online,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Student Empowerment
The View from Robinswood Hill: A Story of Asset-Based Community Development and a Community-Based Participatory Research Partnership in South Gloucestershire
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Alice Willatt; Mary Brydon-Miller; Denise Cumberland; Yunyan Li – Educational Action Research, 2024
The Gloucestershire Gateway Trust (GGT) is a social enterprise initiative in Southwest England focused on Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD). This article describes a six-year action research collaboration that has sought to support the GGT and its local non-profit organizational partners using a variety of action research methods, including…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Development, Community, Participatory Research
Reflexive Participant Collaboration: Researching 'with' Adult Migrant Learners of English
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Kathryn Sidaway – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2024
This article explores a method of collecting "in-situ" data created by adult migrants attending English language classes to investigate the interindividual variance of vulnerability within this population. The study encourages reflexivity to evaluate and redress the power relationships present both in the research process and the daily…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Synchronous Communication