Locked in: an exploration of how children made sense of the COVID-19 lockdown

候选人指出，该项目将如何致力于促进对COVID-19的知识增长，以及扩大对儿童在流行病期间经历的知识。除此之外，他们还打算为围绕创造性方法及其在社会科学中的应用的方法论辩论和创新做出贡献。这位候选人认为，使用创造性的方法使他们能够向公众展示儿童和年轻人的声音，允许更广泛的参与，并帮助了解儿童和年轻人如何更普遍地理解COVID-19大流行。他们指出了他们希望实施的定性和创造性研究形式的重要性，特别是考虑到更广泛的科学共识，即未来可能发生流行病。候选人已经从已经进行的研究培训和额外的职业经验中吸取了与拟议研究有关的伦理考虑。

The candidate noted how the project will aim contribute to a growing body of knowledge about COVID-19 as well as extending knowledge about children's experiences during pandemics. In addition to this they intend to contribute to methodological debates and innovations surrounding creative methods and its uses in social science. The candidate argued that the use of creative methods allows them to present the voices of children and young people to a public audience, allowing for wider engagement and aiding the understanding of how children and young people made sense of the COVID-19 pandemic more generally. They noted the importance of the form of qualitative and creative research they hope to operationalise, especially given the wider scientific consensus that future pandemics are likely. The candidate had already immersed themselves with ethical considerations related to the proposed research drawing from the research training already undertaken and additional occupational experience.