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- - - - Interpretivist scientists seek to understand the social world from the point of view of the child or young person living in it. By way of constructs and explanations, interpretivists attempt to make sense of how they understand their experiences and how this affects the way they feel towards others. Interpretivism has roots in those branches of psychology and sociology that acknowledge the need to understand and capture subjective experiences and meanings.
      - Interpretative sociology encourages entering the child's (and the young person's) world and meanings to get their perspective from the inside out. This is necessary because situations, meanings and problems are defined in interaction with others. The concept of labelling is a good example of how a child might be socially defined as a problem and ultimately become one.
      - In summary then, qualitative research attempts to capture the ways in which our young research participants make sense of the research events under investigation. In an important sense, then, qualitative research enables the voice of the participant to be heard. It is perhaps not surprising then that qualitative methods that specifically deal with the child's or young person's perspective have only recently begun to be addressed. As we have discussed elsewhere in the book, the assumption has long been held that children and young people are either unable or not entitled to have a point of view. Obviously, the younger the child, the less likely the child is to be heard in research. The dominance of the experimental method in developmental psychology has meant that the value of creating valid methods of obtaining the child's or young person's perspective in research has simply been overlooked. Attempts to address this are now proving fruitful, particularly in the field of child and family social work research, and in the new sociology of childhood.
      - The use of a social constructionist model and framework approach to consultation and participation is one that places the children and young people in a highly influential context. This is also important as it is this consideration that often dictates the parameters within which we can offer some level of participation and impact.