کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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346867 | 617840 | 2011 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Young people's participation in the evaluation of services designed for them has become widespread in England following the United Kingdom's ratification of the UNCRC. This makes participation a matter of citizenship as well as of research. The paper reflects on these developments from a critical social psychological perspective. In particular it looks at the experience of working with a transformational model of participation. The author reflects on the possibilities and limitations of such a model and argues that within the English socio-cultural context a number of challenges, conceptualised by the author as transactional practices, make the establishment of enduring relational practices difficult. Epistemological reflexivity and a pragmatic approach towards children's participation rights are advocated by the author as a way of managing the conflicts between different participatory approaches that present themselves in practice.
Research Highlights
► The article critical reflects on children’s participation rights in research.
► A relational approach to participation was taken by the author.
► The approach is analysed for its possibilities and limitations.
► The analysis suggests that the implementation context is important.
► Pragmatism is advocated for reconciling the tensions between context and approach.
Journal: Children and Youth Services Review - Volume 33, Issue 7, July 2011, Pages 1196–1202