The Rees Centre Webinar Lunchtime Series intends to focus on a broad range of questions related to the practice of care, practice in education, policy and system change. This series serves as a platform for the sharing and exchange of knowledge, catering to researchers, students, practitioners, and individuals interested in these subjects.
WeAreHere! Strengths and weaknesses of working with advisory groups of children in research
Tuesday 17 September, 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Speaker: Dr Marta Garcia-Molsosa
After 11 years working in a residential center as a social educator, Dr Marta Garcia-Molsosa is currently a post-doctoral researcher at the Universitat de Girona (Spain). Member of the Liberi Research Team in Childhood, Youth, and Community, she develops research in the field of the education of children in care and, in broader terms, on education inequalities and inclusion. Marta has published nationally and internationally. As a young researcher-in-training she specialises in participatory research methods involving children and youth, as well as quantitative data analysis.
Abstract
“WeAreHere!” is a research project carried out during 2021 and 2022 aimed at creating an early detection model of gender violence applicable in schools, giving children an active role. To this end, six advisory groups with children accompanied the research team throughout the research. This presentation focuses on methodological questions, analysing the benefits and obstacles encountered in working with children in terms of power relationships, engagement, protection, and recognition, among others.
