Researching children and youth : methodological issues, strategies, and innovations / edited by Ingrid E. Castro, Melissa Swauger, Brent Harger.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Researching Children and Youth: Methodological Issues, Strategies, and Innovations, part of the Sociological Studies of Children and Youth series, seeks to fill a void in current publications directly addressing the problems and pitfalls that often accompany researching children and youth in today's society. Sociologists face increasingly limited access to children and youth given their "vulnerable" status, growing requirements from Institutional Review Boards, and more restricted access from organizations and educational institutions. As a result, researchers must be creative in the pursuit of researching kids and teens. Chapters in this volume address such topics as participatory and feminist ethnographic approaches, digital mining, children's agency, and navigating IRBs. The importance of contextualizing sociological research with children with special consideration of space, location, and identity thematically runs throughout all of the contributions to this volume.

Front Cover; Researching Children and Youth: Methodological Issues, Strategies, and Innovations; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Editorial Board; Acknowledgments; The Continued Importance of Research with Children and youth: The "New" Sociology of Childhood 40 Years Later; The Organization of the Volume; References; Section I: Methodological Issues: Ethics, Locations, and Roles; The IRB as Gatekeeper: Effects on Research with Children and Youth; Introduction; Institutional Review Boards; Development; IRBs in Practice; Negotiating Access with IRB Gatekeepers.

Melissa's ExperiencesResearch Topic and Initial Proposal; IRB Concerns and Adjustments Made; Effects in the Field; Brent's Experiences; Research Topic and Initial Proposal; IRB Concerns and Adjustments Made; Effects in the Field; Discussion: Comparing Experiences; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Utilizing Youth Advocates and Community Agencies in Research with LGBTQ Young People: Ethical and Practical Considerations; Introduction; Background and Rationale; Utilizing Youth Advocates and Community Partners: The Example of Researching LGBTQ Youth; Promises of Utilization.

Challenges of UtilizationConcluding Thoughts; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Maneuvering the Stormy Waters of Ethnography in an Inner-City School: Reflections from the Field; Introduction; Research Site and Central Findings; Theoretical Perspectives; The Least Possible Adult; The Impossible Least Possible Adult: The Performance of Badness; The Truth Dilemma and the Performative Construction of Student Narratives in Interviews; Sensitive Topics; Conclusion; Notes; References.

Researcher Positionality in Participant Observation with Preschool Age Children: Challenges and Strategies for Establishing Rapport with Teachers and Children SimultaneouslyIntroduction; Researcher Roles in Participant Observation of Young Children; Data; Teachers Mediating the Researcher's Role in Classrooms; Children's Understanding of the Researcher's Role; "Why Are You Writing?"; Gaining and Maintaining Rapport with Children and Teachers Simultaneously; "Get Your Notebook Ready"; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References.

Researcher as College Coach: Dilemmas and Possibilities in Fieldwork with AdolescentsInstitutional Agents in the College-for-All Era; The Potential and Limitations of University Researchers; The Research Project; Researcher Role(s) in the Field; Hillside's Counseling System and the "College-for-All" Norm; Early Interactions and Observations in the Field; Dilemmas during Conversations with Educators; Negotiating Ethical Dilemmas as a College Coach and Researcher; The Limits and Possibilities of Research with Adolescents; Notes; References.

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