Research project
Amplifying children's voices
Amplifying children’s voices through creative and playful research methods
Active
June 2023
December 2024
This infographic is a visual representation of some of the themes which arose from a recent research study. Participants in the study were:
- international theorists working within the areas of children’s voice and early years
- educators with expertise within the area of early years and play, working within one local authority in Scotland
The draft infographic was then trialled and adapted with educators working within the early stages of primary school.
The study underpinning this infographic will be written up and the link to the paper included here when it is published. In the meantime, this infographic can be downloaded on the Discovery website.
Amplifying Children’s Voices: Infographic
Please click on the links below the image to find out a brief explanation of each theme.
Around the roots of the tree are some of the underpinning principles we need to acknowledge and engage with when amplifying voices (i.e., The image of the child, Children's Rights, Voices is more than verbal, Value and respect voice, Inclusion and Voice is complex). In the centre of the tree, relationships and play were identified in the data as being central to creating a climate and the right conditions for amplifying children's voices. The remaining themes around the tree (spelling out the word 'LISTEN'), focus in on the role the educator may play when listening to and amplifying children's voices.
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Impact of the Children's Voices Infographic
The above infographic was launched at a conference for Senior Leaders in Scotland in November 2023. Here was the initial feedback from delegates about how the infographic and workshop had changed their understandings: