Researching children and young people during COVID-19

 This course is now delivered online as a series of live sessions which fully meet the learning objectives of face-to-face training.

Research with children and young people requires patience, understanding and training, especially at the moment!

If you want to know more and quip yourself with a ‘tool-box’ of ways to make sense of even the very young then this is the course for you! 

During the workshop we will look at:

1. Ages and stages of children and young people, what they are capable of within research
2. Different methodologies that work well when you can’t meet them F2F – how does online research differ? 
3. Tips on recruitment, stimulus development, discussion guide writing and moderating
4. Also touching on areas like ethics, safe guarding, child protection and GDPR

There will be ample opportunities to ask questions and discuss experiences they might of already have had (good and bad) conducting research with this challenging target. With a chance to. have a go with some projective techniques and role play some ‘what-if’s – the challenging moments you might find yourself in 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Help master how to talk to children and young people of all ages especially online and overcome any worries you might have as well as build confidence in asking the right questions in the right way
• Start to build your own ‘tool-box’ of different ways to research this challenging target and equip you with knowledge as well as understanding of what to expect from such a diverse and different group at a most challenging time in the world

WHO WILL BENEFIT

Anyone researchers who want (or might be contemplating) carrying out qualitative research confidently with children and young people online (or F2F in the future)

LEARNING METHOD

Question and answer discussions with case studies and examples to bring it to life

Break-out interactive sessions

A chance to have a go with projective techniques

COURSE DELIVERY MODE

Zoom interactive chats and breakout sessions

Harassment and Safeguarding Policy

By booking this event, you agree to abide by the MRS Harassment and Safeguarding Policy. A copy of the policy can be viewed here: MRS Event Harassment and Safeguarding Policy.

MRS is committed to providing a safe, inclusive and respectful environment for all attendees. Failure to adhere to this policy may result in you being asked to leave the event without a refund. In addition, MRS reserves the right, at its discretion, to refuse future bookings and attendance at MRS events.

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