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Understanding research with children and young people
Understanding research with children and young people

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Acknowledgements

This free course was written by Kate Fairbairn and Joan Simons.

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The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not subject to Creative Commons Licence). Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this free course:

Audio/Video

Session 1

Course trailer: © Wise Guys http://www.wise-guys.co.uk/

Session 2

Course trailer: © Wise Guys http://www.wise-guys.co.uk/

Activity 5 and 8 videos: courtesy of Joan Simons

Session 3

Course trailer: © Wise Guys http://www.wise-guys.co.uk/

Activity 4 video: courtesy of Joan Simons

Session 4

Course trailer: © Wise Guys http://www.wise-guys.co.uk/

Activity 2, 3 and 5 videos: courtesy of Joan Simons

Images

Session 1

Course image: © The Open University; images created by Paul Bellamy paul@bellamystudio.com

Introduction page image: Sarah Silbiger / Stringer; Getty Images

Section 4 image: ESB Professional; Shutterstock.com

Session 2

Course Image: © The Open University; images created by Paul Bellamy (paul@bellamystudio.com)

Section 1 image: Kevin Curtis/Science Photo Library

Section 2 image generated during engagement work with children and used with permission (bernie.carter@edgehill.ac.uk)

Section 4, bullet point 1 image: taken from Love Solihull; Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Section 4, bullet point 2 image: MANDY GODBEHEAR; Shutterstock.com

Section 4, bullet point 3 image: Monkey Business Images; Shutterstock.com

Session 3

Course image: © The Open University; images created by Paul Bellamy paul@bellamystudio.com

Section 2 image: Cavan Images / Alamy Stock Photo

Section 3 image: Stuart Miles; Shutterstock.com

Section 4 image: da-kuk; Getty Images

Session 4

Course image: © The Open University; images created by Paul Bellamy paul@bellamystudio.com

Section 1 image: Valeriya Anufriyeva; Shutterstock

Section 3 image: Neoplantski; Shutterstock

Section 4 image: Juliasart; Shutterstock

Section 7 image: MF production; Shutterstock.com

Case studies

Session 2

Case Study: WeCan2, Kellett, M.

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