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Regena Spratling¹, Sallie Coke, Ptlene Minick

¹North Georgia College and State University, Dahlonega, GA 30597, USA. rgspratling@northgeorgia.edu

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Effective qualitative research methods for children are underdeveloped. This study shows children can effectively articulate their experiences during interviews, providing valuable insights for researchers.

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Area of Science:

Social Sciences
Psychology
Qualitative Research Methodology

Background:

Established qualitative research methods primarily focus on adult participants.
Effective interview techniques for eliciting information from children remain underexplored in scientific literature.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate and identify effective qualitative interview techniques for child participants.
To assess the capacity of children to articulate their experiences in a research interview setting.

Main Methods:

Methodological study employing qualitative interviews.
Focus on data collection strategies specifically adapted for child participants.

Main Results:

Children demonstrated an ability to articulate their personal experiences within the interview context.
The study provides preliminary evidence supporting the efficacy of adapted qualitative interview techniques for children.

Conclusions:

Qualitative interviews can be a viable method for gathering data from children.
Further research into child-centered qualitative methodologies is warranted to enhance data collection in developmental and social science research.