The reality of research with children and young people / edited by Vicky Lewis ... [et al.].

Published in association with the Open University.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The reality of research: an introduction -- 2.\'I forgot the sky!\' Children\'s stories contained within their drawings -- 3.How do deaf infants attain first signs? -- 4.Social cognition and bullying: social inadequacy or skilled manipulation? -- 5.Children\'s experiences of short-term accommodation -- 6.Negotiating autonomy: children\'s use of time and space in rural Bolivia -- 7.Multiple risk behavior and injury: an international analysis of young people -- 8.The mosaic approach and research with young children -- 9.Making progress? The transition to adulthood for disabled young people in Northern Ireland -- 10.Improving pedestrian road safely among adolescents: an application of the theory of planned behavior-- 11.Young black people leaving care -- 12.Flexible identities: exploring race and gender issues amongst a group of immigrant pupils in an inner-city comprehensive school -- 13.Gender play: girls and boys in school -- 14.Children in South Africa can make a difference: an assessment of \'growing up in cities\' in Johannesburg.

'The Reality of Research with Children and Young People' illustrates the process of carrying out research through 13 'research stories'. Each story includes a piece of published research, accompanied by a commentary from the author of the research.