Fieldwork with Children

While there is an expanding literature of qualitative studies with children, there is relatively little in that literature that examines the fieldwork process with them. Author Robyn Holmes looks at fieldwork with children from a number of perspectives and helps to address the needs of researchers working with children. Holmes lays out an overview for the study of children in the early chapters, discussing basic methodology and considering the school as the primary site for studying children. In later chapters she closely examines how a researcher′s personal attributes, such as gender and ethnicity can and do effect the fieldwork process with children.

Straightforward and clear, Fieldwork with Children is a practical guide and will be an excellent resource for students and scholars involved in the study of children.

Robyn M. Holmes is a Professor of Psychology and Associated Faculty member in the History and Anthropology Department at Monmouth University. Her teaching and research interests reflect interdisciplinary and cultural perspectives. Her recent research focuses upon children’s experiences, particularly play, playfulness, early childhood education, creativity, and learning. She is the author of the Oxford works Culture, Schooling and Children’s Learning Experiences (forthcoming) and Cultural psychology: Exploring Culture and Mind in Diverse Communities and the Sage works, How Young Children Perceive Race and Fieldwork with Children. She is also a contributing author to the Sage Research Methods Cases and Dataset platforms.