How arts-based approaches can put the fun into child-focused research
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How arts-based approaches can put the fun into child-focused research

Bernie Carter Professor of children’s nursing, University of Central Lancashire, University of Tasmania
Karen Ford Assistant director of nursing, Royal Hobart Hospital, Tasmania

Giving children a range of media allows them to be more creative and produces better data, say Bernie Carter and Karen Ford

WHEN UNDERTAKING qualitative health research with children it is important to consider how to generate data that genuinely reflects children’s perspectives. Although researchers can adapt and use well-established techniques, such as interviews and focus groups, there are more innovative and more child-centred methods.

Nursing Children and Young People. 26, 3, 9-9. doi: 10.7748/ncyp2014.04.26.3.9.s9

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