Children and Young People as Social Actors in Families, Schools, Communities and Public Systems: Enhancing their quality of life

• Contact Details
• Research Interests
• Selected Publications

Megan Gollop

Contact Details

Megan Gollop
Research Fellow
Children’s Issues Centre
University of Otago
PO Box 56
117 Albany Street
Dunedin
NEW ZEALAND

Phone: National 03-479-5089
International 64-3-479-5089
Fax: National 03-479-5039
International 64-3-479-5039
Email: megan.gollop@otago.ac.nz
Website: http://www.otago.ac.nz/cic

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Research Interests

• Socio-legal research
• Parental separation/divorce
• Post-separation family issues
• Supervised contact
• Family discipline
• Methodological and ethical issues in relation to children’s participation in research
• Children’s voice and participation

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Selected Publications

Gollop, M., & Taylor N. (2005). Supervised contact centres: The perspectives of children, parents and staff. Report to Ministry of Social Development. Dunedin: Children’s Issues Centre, University of Otago.

Gollop, M. (2005). Factors which influence parental disciplinary practices and attitudes. In A. B. Smith, M. M. Gollop, N. J. Taylor & K. A. Marshall (Eds.), The discipline and guidance of children: Messages from research (pp. 17-52). Wellington: Children’s Issues Centre and Office of the Children’s Commissioner.

Smith, A.B., Gollop, M., Taylor, N.J., & Marshall, K. (Eds.). (2005). The discipline and guidance of children: Messages from research. Wellington: Office of the Children’s Commissioner and Children’s Issues Centre.

Smith, A.B., Gollop, M., Taylor, N.J. & Marshall, K. (2004). The discipline and guidance of children: A summary of research. Wellington: Children’s Issues Centre and the Office of the Children’s Commissioner.

Smith, A., & Gollop, M. (2001a). Children’s perspectives on access visits. Butterworths Family Law Journal, June, 259-266.

Smith, A., & Gollop, M. (2001b). What children think separating parents should know. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 30, 23-31.

Smith, A. B., Gollop, M., Marshall, K. and Nairn, K. (Eds,). (2000). Advocating for children: International perspectives on children’s rights. Dunedin, University of Otago Press.

Smith, A. B., Taylor, N. J., and Gollop, M. M. (Eds). (2000). Children’s voices: Research, policy and practice. Auckland, Pearson Education.

Taylor, N.J., Smith, A.B., & Gollop, M. (in press). New Zealand children and young people’s perspectives on citizenship. The International Journal of Children’s Rights.

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