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Bringing young children’s voices into programme development, randomized controlled trials and other unlikely places
Author(s) -
O’Farrelly Christine
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/chso.12390
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , multidisciplinary approach , affect (linguistics) , psychology , sociology , public relations , medical education , social science , political science , medicine , psychiatry , communication
Interventions aimed at improving children's lives are widespread and research evaluating these is central to policy decisions that affect their lives. Although there is an increasing move in intervention and evaluation research to include stakeholders’ perspectives this rarely extends to children's voices. As a psychologist committed to children's rights, this article explores my experiences of working at times on the fringes of my own discipline, drawing on wide‐ranging resources and collaborating with other disciplines. The article reflects on the challenges and opportunities of multidisciplinary research and bringing young children's perspectives into these places where they are rarely heard.