Critically explore the power dynamic between researcher(s) and research participant(s) in qualitative investigations involving children and young people.

Critically explore the power dynamic between researcher(s) and research participant(s) in qualitative investigations involving children and young people. In particular, examine the impact different methods or methodological approaches can have upon this dynamic relationship.

In your answer refer to a minimum of three research sources including either Pincock and Jones (2020) or Horgan (2017).

Main sources

The main sources of material for this assignment are:

Block 2, Units 7–12 (including relevant audio-visual materials)

Module Reader Chapter 6 ‘Research design’ by Martyn Hammersley – cite as (Hammersley, 2014) in your assignment

Module Reader Chapter 7 ‘Participant observation’ by Heather Montgomery – cite as (Montgomery, 2014) in your assignment

Module Reader Chapter 8 ‘Interviews’ by Rosie Flewitt – cite as (Flewitt, 2014) in your assignment

Module Reader Chapter 9 ‘Working with texts, images and artefacts’ by Helen Hearn and Pat Thomson – cite as (Hearn and Thomson, 2014) in your assignment

Module Reader Chapter 10 ‘Methodological ideas’ by Martyn Hammersley – cite as (Hammersley, 2014) in your assignment

The articles included in the Research Articles Collection for Block 2.