ABSTRACT Many studies have focused on the importance of the participation of children and young people (CYP) in their education, although fewer papers discuss the practical aspects of seeking their views and fewer again on representing them. A mixed method approach was used to collect information regarding educational psychologists’ (EPs’) practice in obtaining and representing CYP’s views. A questionnaire (n = 73) was used to gather data from local authority educational psychology services (EPSs) across Wales and eight participants who completed the questionnaire took part in an interview to explore their views in more depth. Using thematic analysis, the major themes constructed included “accessing a true representation of CYP’s views”, “gaining CYP’s views empowers them” and “child-centred practice”. The implications of the present study for the role of educational psychologists are discussed, together with future directions for research and the limitations of the present study.

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教育心理学家的实践：获取和代表年轻人的观点

摘要 许多研究都集中在儿童和青少年 (CYP) 参与其教育的重要性上，尽管讨论征求他们意见的实际方面的论文较少，而再次代表他们的论文较少。使用混合方法收集有关教育心理学家 (EP) 在获取和代表 CYP 观点方面的实践的信息。一份问卷 (n = 73) 用于从威尔士的地方当局教育心理学服务 (EPS) 收集数据，完成问卷的八名参与者参加了访谈，以更深入地探讨他们的观点。使用主题分析，构建的主要主题包括“获得 CYP 观点的真实代表”、“获得 CYP 的观点赋予他们权力”和“以儿童为中心的实践”。