We are currently seeking submissions for Sociological Studies of Children and Youth, Volume 22, Researching Kids and Teens: Methodological Issues, Strategies, and Innovations. Problems and pitfalls often accompany researching children and youth, given sociologists’ increasingly limited access to populations deemed vulnerable. In addition, navigation through Institutional Review Board requirements and gaining trust from key organizational and educational gatekeepers can be difficult. As a result, researchers must come up with creative ways to negotiate processes of research approval, institutional support, site entry, and direct interaction with children.
There is a dearth of publications regarding the sociology of researching children and adolescents. This volume will address concerns of research access, methodological procedure, and project completion. We invite chapters utilizing alternative methods such as the study of children’s material culture, digital research/mining, and representational analysis (film, television, literature, etc.). While all approaches are welcome, we are particularly interested in theoretical and ethical considerations, and research that includes archival processes and qualitative strategies including interviews, focus groups, participant observation, and other innovative methodologies with children and youth.
Manuscripts should use APA citation style; in addition, we welcome the use of endnotes for informative commentary given the topic of the volume. Proposed manuscripts should not exceed 9,000 words including endnotes, bibliography, charts/tables, and appendices. Submissions must be previously unpublished works. Please see the following author guidelines for additional information: http://www.emeraldgrouppublish
All proposed chapters will be given full consideration, and submission implies a commitment to publish in this volume if your work is selected for inclusion.
Submissions from early career as well as established researchers are welcome.
Submission deadline is April 15, 2016.
Please send completed manuscripts via attachment, preferably in MS Word format, to:
researchingkids@gmail.com
All questions regarding this volume of Sociological Studies of Children and Youth should be directed to the editors at:
researchingkids@gmail.com
Volume 22 will be guest edited by Ingrid E. Castro (Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts), Melissa Swauger (Indiana University of Pennsylvania), and Brent Harger (Gettysburg College). The guest editors are co-founding members of the Committee on Research and Ethics for the American Sociological Association’s Section on Children and Youth.