Using rhythmanalysis to explore the synchronicities and disruptions in children’s everyday lives in England and Greece during the 2020 lockdown

O'Connor, Jane and Fotakopoulou, Olga (2022) Using rhythmanalysis to explore the synchronicities and disruptions in children’s everyday lives in England and Greece during the 2020 lockdown. Methodological Innovations. ISSN 2059-7991

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Abstract

This article addresses the methodological challenge of capturing and comparing children’s experiences of everyday life by using a novel rhythmanalysis approach to explore the experiences of a small sample (N=16) of home based children aged 7-10 in England and Greece during the 2020 global lockdown. The children kept a one day diary in which they recorded their activities and feelings at regular intervals during their waking hours. The data collected indicates that the children’s lives were both disrupted and synchronised during this period, and highlights how their individual experiences were interconnected in time and space by shared rhythms which underpinned the patterns of their day. The paper highlights the utility of the specially designed rhythmanalysis data collection tool and analytical approach for future comparative international studies of children’s everyday lives.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	10.1177/20597991221144571
Dates:	Date Event 1 November 2022 Accepted 19 December 2022 Published Online
Subjects:	CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-04 - health and social care > CAH15-04-02 - childhood and youth studies
Divisions:	Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences > College of Education and Social Work
Depositing User:	Jane O'connor
Date Deposited:	03 Nov 2022 13:49
Last Modified:	06 Jan 2023 13:37
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/13717

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