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The potential contribution of emancipatory research methodologies to the field of child health
Author(s) -
Irwin Lori G.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nursing inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.66
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1440-1800
pISSN - 1320-7881
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2006.00308.x
Subject(s) - field (mathematics) , context (archaeology) , engineering ethics , nursing research , health care , process (computing) , knowledge production , sociology , psychology , political science , medicine , nursing , knowledge management , computer science , engineering , paleontology , mathematics , law , pure mathematics , biology , operating system
The knowledge production of researchers interested in improving the health‐care of young clients through the employment of emancipatory research methodologies may be limited by the complexity that working with young children presents to the research process. The purpose of this paper is to explore whether emancipatory research methodologies have application within the context of research with children. Critical examination of the challenges inherent in emancipatory research with children reveals that the application of aspects of these approaches presents possibilities for contributing significantly to our knowledge development for the nursing of children.