The SAGE Handbook of Child Research

It is refreshing to see a book such as this which is both broad in its conceptualization of the field of child research and deep in its focus. The volume′s editors are paragons of awareness when it comes to the need for interdisciplinary research and theory to illuminate the lives and experience of children. - James Garbarino, Loyola University Chicago "Covers a satisfying and unprecedentedly wide range of research relating to childhood. The contributors include many eminent international scholars of childhood, making the book a valuable resource for child researchers. Child advocates will also find the book to be invaluable in their efforts to improve children’s well-being, and to change policies and practices for the better." - Anne Smith, University of Otago "A really scintillating collection that will provide a lasting perspective on child studies - stimulating and comprehensive!" - Jonathan Bradshaw, University of York In keeping with global changes in children′s social and legal status, this Handbook includes examination of children as family members, friends, learners, consumers, people of faith, and participants in law and politics. The contributors also discuss the methodological and ethical requirements for research that occurs in natural settings and that enables children themselves to describe their perspective. The book is divided into three parts: Part I: Setting-Specific Issues in Child Research Part II: Population-Specific Issues in Child Research Part III: Methods in Research on Children and Childhood

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION The Nature and Scope of Child Research: Learning About Children’s Lives - Gary B. Melton PART ONE: SETTING-SPECIFIC ISSUES IN CHILD RESEARCH The Setting of Childhood - Asher Ben-Arieh Childhood as a Legal Status - Roger J.R. Levesque Children as Political Actors - Anu Toots, Natalie Worley, Anna Skosireva Children, Religion, and Spiritual Development: Reframing a Research Agenda - Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, Peter L. Benson Children as Patients - Priscilla Alderson Children as Consumers - Ragnhild Brusdal, Ivar Frønes Young Children as Learners - Jan Kampmann Children as Family Members - Jennifer Mason, Becky Tipper Children as Friends - Steven R. Asher, Whitney A. Brechwald, Kristina L. McDonald PART TWO: POPULATION-SPECIFIC ISSUES IN CHILD RESEARCH Children in Exceptional Circumstances - Judith Cashmore Research on Ethnic Minority Children: A Tale of Risk and Resilience - Oscar Barbarin, Emma Sterrett, Dari Jigjidsuren Sexual Minority Youth and Youth with Sexual Minority Parents - Charlotte J. Patterson Children Who Have Disabilities - Patricia Sloper, Bryony Beresford Youth Who Have Broken the Law - Michael R. McCart, Terje Ogden, Scott W. Henggeler Children as Witnesses - Kelly McWilliams, Else-Marie Augusti, Jacinthe Dion, Stephanie D. Block, Annika Melinder, Judith Cashmore, Gail S. Goodman Child Maltreatment and Bullying - Kelly McWilliams, Gail S. Goodman, Juliana Raskauskas, Ingrid M. Cordon Children Living Away from Home - Judith Cashmore Refugees, Asylum-Seekers, Displaced Persons: Children in Precarious Positions - Jacqueline J. Goodnow PART THREE: METHODS IN RESEARCH ON CHILDREN AND CHILDHOOD Challenges and Innovations in Research on Childhood - Drika Weller, Sue Hobbs, Gail S. Goodman Interviewing Children: A Primer - Karen J. Saywitz, Lorinda B. Camparo Children as Self-Informants in Longitudinal Studies: Substantive Findings and Methodological Issues - Amy Dworsky Use of Administrative Data in Childhood Research - Robert Goerge, Bong Joo Lee Children Taking Photos and Photographs: A Route to Children’s Involvement and Participation and a ‘Bridge’ to Exploring Children’s Everyday Lives - Kim Rasmussen Time-Use Studies - Lyn Craig Parents’ Reports about Their Children’s Lives - Marc H. Bornstein Adults’ Memories of Their Own Childhoods - David B. Pillemer, Ryan A. Dickson School-Aged Children as Sources of Information about Their Lives - Michal Soffer, Asher Ben-Arieh Infants and Young Children as Sources of Information about Their Own Lives: Methodology and Findings - Harlene Hayne, Karen Tustin Children as Researchers: We Have a Lot to Learn - Tove I. Dahl

About the Author :
Gary B. Melton is Professor of Pediatrics in the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Professor of Community and Behavioral Health in the Colorado School of Public Health. Asher Ben-Arieh is an Associate Professor in the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Judith Cashmore is an Associate Professor in the Law Faculty at the University of Sydney and Adjunct Professor at the Centre for Childen and Young People at Southern Cross University. Gail S. Goodman is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis. Natalie K. Worley is a Research Assistant in the Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life at Clemson University.

Review :
It is refreshing to see a book such as this which is both broad in its conceptualization of the field of child research and deep in its focus. The volume's editors are paragons of awareness when it comes to the need for interdisciplinary research and theory to illuminate the lives and experience of children. -- Professor James Garbarino The book covers a satisfying and unprecedentedly wide range of research relating to childhood. The contributors include many eminent international scholars of childhood, making the book a valuable resource for child researchers. Child advocates will also find the book to be invaluable in their efforts to improve children's well-being, and to change policies and practices for the better. -- Emeritus Professor Anne Smith A really scintillating collection that will provide a lasting perspective on child studies - stimulating and comprehensive! -- Professor Jonathan Bradshaw This book is wide ranging and comprehensive in its coverage of research with and about children and childhood, with an international dimension brought by the large number of contributors. The chapters are well organised and clearly titled, making the book useful and highly informative for those who wish to dip in to read about a particular topic. Overall the book provides both depth and range, and provides an excellent, thorough resource for those who wish to sensitively and thoughtfully carry out research into children's experiences and lives. -- Lorraine Hansford The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health