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Power, pedagogy and participation: Ethics and pragmatics in research with young people

Starkey, H; Akar, B; Jerome, L; Osler, A; (2014) Power, pedagogy and participation: Ethics and pragmatics in research with young people. Research in Comparative and International Education , 9 (4) pp. 426-440. 10.2304/rcie.2014.9.4.426.

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Abstract

This article addresses issues of methodology and ethical reflexivity when attempting to investigate the opinions of young people. Drawing specifically on three studies of young people's understandings of citizenship and their views on topical issues, two from England and one from Lebanon, the authors present ways in which the ethical and practical challenges of such research can bemet. While acknowledging the power relationship between researchers and informants, they suggest that what they call 'pedagogical research approaches' built on a participative methodology can open up a space where both parties benefit. They argue that, when working in schools, teacher educators can take advantage of this status to present themselves simultaneously as insiders and outsiders. The authors have devised what are intended to be non-exploitative research instruments that permit the gathering of useful qualitative data during a short encounter. They illustrate their approach with examples of classroom activities they have developed to provide simultaneously a valid learning experience and usable data.

Type: Article
Title: Power, pedagogy and participation: Ethics and pragmatics in research with young people
DOI: 10.2304/rcie.2014.9.4.426
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1507370
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