How should the researcher approach the sensitive subject of the child? What are the ethical issues involved in researching children's experiences? In essays written by a collection of key international authors, Researching Children's Experience addresses these questions, and examines up-to-date methodological and conceptual approaches to researching children. This book?serves as?a practical, comprehensive, and interdisciplinary guide for advanced students and researchers exploring a range of studies, and the theoretical and ethical motivations behind them.How should the researcher approach the sensitive subject of the child? What are the ethical issues involved in researching children's experiences? In essays written by a collection of key international authors, Researching Children's Experience addresses these questions, and examines up-to-date methodological and conceptual approaches to researching children. This book?serves as?a practical, comprehensive, and interdisciplinary guide for advanced students and researchers exploring a range of studies, and the theoretical and ethical motivations behind them.PART ONE: CONCEPTUAL, METHODOLOGICAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN RESEARCHING CHILDREN'S EXPERIENCE Researching Children's Experience - Sheila Greene and Malcolm Hill Methods and Methodological Issues Researching `The Child' in Developmental Psychology - Diane Hogan Researching Children and Childhood - Pia Christensen and Alan Prout Sociological and Anthropological Perspectives Ethical Considerations in Researching Children's Experiences - Malcolm Hill PART TWO: METHODS FOR CONDUCTING RESEARCH WITH CHILDREN Naturalistic Observations of Children in Their Families - Judy Dunn An Ecological Approach to Naturalistic Observations of Children's Everyday Lives - Jonathan Tudge and Diane Hogan Ethnographic Methods with ChildrenlÓ9