Encouraging young children to create and carry out their own social research projects can have significant social and educational benefits. In addition, their research may help them to influence local and national policies and practices on issues that matter to them. To support this, Developing Children as Researchers acts as a practical guide to give teachers – and other adults who work with children – a set of structured, easy-to-follow session plans that will help children to become researchers in their own right. Comprising of ten session plans that have already been tried and tested in schools, this guide will assist you in supporting child researchers while helping you to develop the techniques for teaching research skills effectively. The session plans also ensure that children’s views are heard and reflected by encouraging their active curiosity and investigation of issues that they may be concerned about. Forming a step-by-step guide, the ten sessions cover themes such as:
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Chae-Young Kim is an associate researcher at the Children's Research Centre, the Open University, UK. She has previously worked for UNICEF in South Korea.
Kieron Sheehy researches inclusive education and innovation pedagogies. He is an active member of the Open University's Children's Research Centre.
Lucinda Kerawalla is a former director of the Ope
