1st Edition
Research with Children and Young People in Physical Education and Youth Sport
This innovative book presents a new framework for researchers in the field of physical education and youth sport. By examining the complex interplay between values, voice and ethics within the research process, it showcases how the CREATE Principles for Research Design can facilitate meaningful research with/for children and young people.
Adopting a design thinking approach – and underpinned by principles of youth voice – the book rethinks educational research with children and young people and offers a new framework for the field. With contributions from leading international experts, this book exemplifies how the CREATE Principles for Research Design can be applied in practice across a range of diverse populations and contexts through ten in-depth case studies. Reflecting contemporary issues in the field, such as gender, race and ethnicity, disability and social disadvantage, these case studies take the reader through the process of applying the CREATE principles as a reflective lens through which to consider research design with/for youth.
Designed to support aspiring and experienced researchers alike, this book equips readers with valuable ideas and tools to enhance their research praxis and shape meaningful and relevant research with/for children and young people.
PART I
Core concepts
1 Navigating the challenging landscape of research with children and young people
RACHEL SANDFORD, OLIVER HOOPER, FIONA C. CHAMBERS AND LEE SCHAEFER
2 Using design thinking to CREATE a framework for research
FIONA C. CHAMBERS, RACHEL SANDFORD, LEE SCHAEFER, OLIVER HOOPER AND JOANNE MOLES
PART II
Applying CREATE principles to research case studies
3 “If someone was in my shoes for a day they’d realise . . .”: Researching alongside children experiencing disability
HAYLEY MORRISON, REBECCA RUBULIAK AND NANCY SPENCER
4 Early years – Skilled Kids: An example of research with and for children
ARJA SAAKSLAHTI AND DONNA NIEMISTO
5 Researching sport with girls and young women from socially vulnerable backgrounds
CARLA LUGUETTI AND SARAH OXFORD
6 Data collection challenges in an after-school programme
RISTO MARTTINEN
7 Rethinking health experiences and active lifestyles: British Chinese children (REHEAL-C) 1
BONNIE PANG, MARY COOPER ANNE FLINTOFF AND BECCY WATSON
8 Researching health-related learning with “digitalised youth”: Challenges and opportunities
MARIA JOSE CAMACHO-MINANO, SARAH MACISAAC AND SHIRLEY GRAY
9 Restorative justice pedagogy in physical education
MICHAEL A. HEMPHILL
10 Facilitating conversations and telling stories: Research with and for care-experienced young people
RACHEL SANDFORD, OLIVER HOOPER AND THOMAS QUARMBY
11 Negotiating ethical tensions alongside indigenous youth
LEE SCHAEFER, SEAN LESSARD LEAH FERGUSON, LISAHUNTER, KATE STOREY, DEREK WASYLIW AND BRIAN TORRANCE
12 Meaningful participation building resilience in displaced youth
MANOLIS ADAMAKIS, EIRINI ADAMOPOULOU AND ASPASIA DANIA
PART III
The CREATE framework for research design
13 CREATE: A reflexive research tool to engage with children and youth
LEE SCHAEFER, RACHEL SANDFORD, OLIVER HOOPER AND FIONA C. CHAMBERS
Biography
Fiona C. Chambers is Senior Lecturer in Education (Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy) in the School of Education, University College Cork, Ireland.
Rachel Sandford is Reader in Physical Education, Youth and Social Justice in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University, UK.
Oliver Hooper is Lecturer in Physical Education and Sport Coaching in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University, UK.
Lee Schaefer is Associate Professor in the College of Kinesiology at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
