Researching Pupil Well-Being in UK Secondary Schools

Community psychology and the politics of research

Bibliographic Data

ID3112685
AuthorsPaul Duckett (0000-0002-7340-1054, Manchester Metropolitan University, corresponding author), Judith Sixsmith (0000-0002-3290-1343, Manchester Metropolitan University), Carolyn Kagan (0000-0001-6015-6179, Manchester Metropolitan University)
Year2008
Volume15
Issue1
Pages89-106
Publication date2008-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildhood (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0907-5682 • E-ISSN: 1461-7013
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0907568207086838
OpenAlexW2028351251
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited24

This study explores the relationships between a school, its staff and its pupils and the impact of these relationships on school pupils' well-being. The authors adopted a community psychological perspective and applied critical, social constructionist epistemologies and participatory, multi-method research tools. The article discusses the importance of focusing on the complex, multilayered context of people's lives (both participants and researchers) that are impacted by social, economic, cultural and political contexts. Finally, it reflects on the contrast between the messiness of real-world social science research and the often sanitized nature of its reporting

Citizen journalism · Participatory action research · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social constructionism · Social science · Sociology · Strict constructionism · Children's Rights and Participation · Community Health and Development · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology

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