Children’s Self‐documentation and Understanding of the Concepts ‘Healthy’ and ‘Unhealthy’

摘要: The present paper describes a study in which 13 children aged 9–11 years, of diverse ethnic, linguistic, and socio‐economic backgrounds, were asked to use digital camera small notebook document the range things they consider be healthy unhealthy. Using open‐ended interview questions, then explain each item, including what it was, why chose it, thought was either or definitions ‘healthy’ ‘unhealthy’ invoked by surprisingly broad, encompassing not only illness proper nutrition, but also environmental health, mental cleanliness, other meanings. Findings across all are displayed, case one child serves as detailed example types meanings ascribe words ‘unhealthy’, well kinds analyses being employed on these data. theoretical implications results for research children’s ideas abo...