But, what is a researcher?: Supporting informed consent with young children. By Laura Benton and Julia Truscott
You can download this case study as a pdf here. It is now common practice to seek children’s own consent for research participation, alongside (usually) that of a parent or guardian. This is advocated in the ERIC Charter and also represents
Using the Narrative Approach to informed consent to empower young children and their educators
You can download this case study as a pdf here. Conducting research with young children is a complex process with many stakeholders and ethical considerations to navigate. One of the most enduring challenges we tend to encounter is how to engage
Negotiating confidentiality, privacy and consent in focus groups with children and young people. By Tim Moore
You can download this case study as a pdf here. In 2015, the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse contracted us to complete a study to understand what children need to be safe and feel safe in
Obtaining informed and voluntary consent in a group context. By Muireann Ní Raghallaigh & Robbie Gilligan
You can download this ERIC case study as a pdf in English, français, español, 한국어, Türkçe and Bahasa Indonesia. In designing a doctoral research study of the experiences of unaccompanied/ separated asylum seeking young people in Ireland, it was decided that
Responding to real world ethical challenges when conducting research with young children in Tanzania. By Kate McAlpine
You can download this ERIC case study as a pdf in English, français, español, 한국어, Türkçe and Bahasa Indonesia. This case study describes the ethical dilemmas faced in the conduct of a study that sought to answer the question “How do
The challenge of ongoing consent? By Michael Gaffney
You can download this ERIC case study as a pdf in English, français, español, 한국어, Türkçe and Bahasa Indonesia. When conducting ethnographic or field-based research that involves children with disability, the notion of informed consent requires the researcher to be very
Caregiver consent for child participation in research: Reaching and protecting the most vulnerable. By Lucie Cluver, Franziska Meinck & Mark Boyes
You can download this ERIC case study as a pdf in English, français, >español, 한국어, Türkçe and Bahasa Indonesia. The Young Carers Study is a national study, designed in collaboration with Universities, the South African government, UNICEF, Save the Children and
Using magnets to visualise informed consent in school-based fieldwork with children. By Marlies Kustatscher
With my PhD research I wanted to explore how ethnicity, gender and social class intersect in young children’s social identities and relationships in a culturally diverse primary school. This research focus suggested a methodology that would allow me to spend
Addressing issues of consent and participation in research with young people. By Paulina Billett
The research project involved the exploration and mapping of the social capital of 50 young people aged between 14 and 18 years from a Shire in south-west of Sydney, Australia. This project was undertaken in partnership with a Community Links
Picturing consent: Using photographs in a visual consent form. By Jennifer Thompson
You can download this ERIC case study as a pdf in English, français, español, 한국어, Türkçe and Bahasa Indonesia. The Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanctuary in Sierra Leone is a community-based conservation and eco-tourism initiative managed by the environmental NGO, the Environmental