{"id":149,"date":"2019-12-09T16:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T16:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/rumpus\/?p=149"},"modified":"2021-03-16T22:02:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T22:02:27","slug":"child-guided-participatory-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/rumpus\/index.php\/2019\/12\/09\/child-guided-participatory-research\/","title":{"rendered":"I like to climb and pick coconuts! A child-guided agentic participatory research methodology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-145 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/rumpus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-09-at-11.54.10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"312\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/rumpus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-09-at-11.54.10.png 312w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/rumpus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-09-at-11.54.10-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/rumpus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-09-at-11.54.10-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/rumpus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-09-at-11.54.10-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">By Alexandra Okada<\/p>\n<p>Linda Plowright-Pepper is a research student in the Open University\u2019s Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies. Her PhD investigated children&#8217;s lived experiences of physical activity\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Her pilot study \u201cBoing, Boing like a kangaroo\u201d revealed high levels of imagination motivating children\u2019s physical activity in their holiday play scheme.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/rumpus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-09-at-11.54.21.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/rumpus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-09-at-11.54.21.png 780w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/rumpus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-09-at-11.54.21-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/rumpus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-09-at-11.54.21-768x571.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/>In her main study she engaged with nine 7- to 11-year-old coresearchers who guided research into their own free-choice physical activity.<\/p>\n<p>Coresearchers revealed new ways of conceptualising physical activity as \u2018setting and conquering creative challenges\u2019 and \u2018playing at\u2019 sport and structured physical activity each underpinned by fun and enjoyment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-143\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/rumpus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-09-at-11.54.34-1024x498.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/rumpus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-09-at-11.54.34-1024x498.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/rumpus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-09-at-11.54.34-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/rumpus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-09-at-11.54.34-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/rumpus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-09-at-11.54.34.png 1210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cWhat is infolding is the amount of imagination that is driving Children\u2019s physical activity and driving their fun and enjoyment. And that fun and enjoyment is going to be key to laying down positive memories that will take them through adolescence and long into their adulthood\u201d<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Plowright-Pepper<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/KgWu9p-zsqw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is one of a series of films in which OU research students discuss their research and degree journey; other videos can be viewed on the \u2018Research students at the Open University\u2019 playlist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/playlist?list=PL9tlzHAsB0s9K_xCfpWpBf-dnsHwMVB0Q\" onclick=\"javascript:urchinTracker ('\/outbound\/article\/www.youtube-nocookie.com');\">https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/playlist?list&#8230;<\/a>. For further information about doing a research degree at the Open University, UK, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.open.ac.uk%2Fresearch%2Fdegrees&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=KgWu9p-zsqw&amp;redir_token=my_OpnhtcVNlcLJtV2t6kAOjoY98MTU3NTk3NzcwM0AxNTc1ODkxMzAz\" onclick=\"javascript:urchinTracker ('\/outbound\/article\/www.youtube-nocookie.com');\">http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/research\/degrees<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Alexandra Okada Linda Plowright-Pepper is a research student in the Open University\u2019s Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies. Her PhD investigated children&#8217;s lived experiences of physical activity\u2019. Her pilot study \u201cBoing, Boing like a kangaroo\u201d revealed high levels of imagination motivating children\u2019s physical activity in their holiday play scheme. In her main study &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/rumpus\/index.php\/2019\/12\/09\/child-guided-participatory-research\/\" class=\"more-link\" >Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;I like to climb and pick coconuts! 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