‘Can you hear me?’ An exploratory study investigating the representation and impact of children’s views in multi-agency meetings

Kerry L. Mitchell; Tracey Colville

doi:10.1111/chso.12506

‘Can you hear me?’ An exploratory study investigating the representation and impact of children’s views in multi-agency meetings

Kerry L. Mitchell, Tracey Colville (Lead / Corresponding author)

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The study explored parent and professional perceptions of the representation of children’s views in multi-agency meetings in Scottish schools. Online survey (134 responses) and educational documents provided data sources that were subject to thematic and documentary analysis. The findings highlight the importance of professional beliefs around child capacity and their understanding of what constitutes a competent view. In turn, they influence the extent to which professionals find representations of children’s views worthwhile. Implications for practice include raising professional awareness of evolving ontologies around the representation of children’s views in multi-agency meetings in line with policy and legislation.

Original language	English
Article number	e12506
Pages (from-to)	472-493
Number of pages	22
Journal	Children & Society
Volume	36
Issue number	4
Early online date	1 Oct 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12506
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2022

Keywords

child's views
participation in multi-agency meetings
professional views

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Health(social science)
Education
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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