736A29 · 7.5 credits · Advanced level (A1N) · Barn
Research Methods in Child Studies
Active · next start VT 2027
94%
passed the latest ordinary exam
EXA1 · 15 Feb 2026 · 34 students
84%
passed the ordinary exams, all sittings over the last 5 years
EXA1 · 142 students
50%
Harder than 50% of courses at advanced level
Compared with 285 courses at the same level, ordinary exams over the last three academic years. 63 students.
Part of 1 programme
Exam
EXA1 Written individual assignment
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Ordinary exams
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Re-exams
62% passed · 29 students
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- Pass the re-exam: 62% (29 students), compared with 84% (142 students) on the ordinary exam
- Get B or A: 20% (171 students)
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Other modules
Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.
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EXA2 Interview exercise
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Exam
EXA3 Seminar
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About the course
Aim
After completion of the course, the student should on an advanced level be able to:
- account for the main research methods in Child Studies - both data collection and analysis - including their strengths and weaknesses
- apply one research method and reflect upon this application
- apply principles of research ethics in the study of children and childhood
- account for the main quality criteria for research in Child Studies
- write a research plan including formulating a research question and select one within stipulated time frame feasible and applicable method for the research question
- scrutinize, evaluate and discuss quality criteria and research ethics in others research plans.
Content
The course covers the main research methods in Child Studies. How research questions influence and direct the choice of methods used to answer queries are addressed. The connection between the research questions, the choice of data collection methods and analysis is discussed critically. Ethical principles and dilemmas in research processes involving children and childhood are especially focused on, as well as aspects touching upon reflexivity and quality criteria.
During the course, the student will develop and present a research plan, normally in teams of two, on an independently chosen research problem. The plan must include an in-depth discussion of relevant methods for data collection and analysis. The course also includes scrutinizing, evaluating and discussing the research plans of other students.
- Examiner
- Johanna Annerbäck
- Main field of study
- Barn