Studying Children's Cultural Knowledge and Behaviors Related to Environment, Health, and Food: Methods for Ethnoecological Research with Children

摘要: Children's ethnoecological knowledge and behaviors related to the environment, health, food can differ significantly from those of adults around them. It be difficult design studies capture these differences because standard ethnographic methods do not necessarily translate well fieldwork with children. We review evaluate range tools useful for eliciting children's (birth age 12) cultural behavior across domains food, identifying characteristics different (e.g., what type data they produce, their fit types research questions, ages which have been used, analytical tools, advantages, disadvantages). Methods examined include systematic observation in situ (time scans or spot observations), focal follows, photo video elicitation, artwork, photovoice, diaries, scrapbooking, oral semi-structured interviews, focus groups, written surveys object identification sorting, attribution tasks, narrative picture book tasks. find several opportunities strengthen These regularly disclosing discussing challenges details using informed consent conducting new understand impacts integrating technologies other collect Careful consideration is important rigorous this article serves as a tool researchers working considering children, expand body engaging analyzing unique cultures.