Interviewing children and youngsters: Account of an experience in a hospital context

• Autore principale: Carla Hiolanda Ferreira Esteves (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Escola Superior de Educação de Paula Frassinetti, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
• Accesso online: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 0873-3600; 1647-2144; 10.17346/se.vol19.84
• Keywords: experiência; entrevistas; pediatria; Education; L
• Source: Saber & Educar, Vol 0, Iss 19, Pp 96-105 (2014)

<p>The text aims at reflecting upon the experience of interviewing children, between 5 and 14 years, in a hospital environment in the North of Portugal. They were inquired about their experience in interacting with clown-doctors. Along with a theoretical approach about ethics and research with children and youngsters, we describe all the ethical procedures undertaken in preparing and carrying out the interview (before and during it). We also analyze the difficulties felt by the interviewer and that may have interfered with the conduction of the interview itself and data collection during it. Factors like age, personality, and physical condition of the child and youngster will be described and analyzed. Excerpts of the interviews will be used to provide examples. Finally, we will discuss some conclusions with the aim of situating the difficulties and validate the interview as qualitative methodology in this context.</p>