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CHILDHOOD-A GLOBAL JOURNAL OF CHILD RESEARCH
Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages 11-28Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0907568207068561
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ambiguity; childhood; communication; social construction; 'voice'
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This article addresses the ambiguity of the child's 'voice' in social research. Drawing on a recent research project on young children's communication difficulties, the author argues that the currently popular discourse on 'listening to children' is beset with practical and ethical ambiguities that result from the 'socialness' of human interaction. discourses and practices. In particular, the author argues that the notion of the child's 'voice' is, despite being a powerful rhetorical device, socially constructed. This article illustrates and discusses ambiguities that arose from fieldwork in two 'special needs' settings, considering their epistemological implications for social research, and offers reflexivity as a strategy for ethical research conduct.
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