Research ethics committee conditions: Ethical challenges of researching with poor communities in Malawi. By Elsbeth Robson
As an international academic team we have been engaged with researching African household and young people’s livelihood trajectories in a Malawian village since 2007. Intermittently over more than a decade we have conducted surveys, interviews and participatory research with many
Developing an ethical and reflexive mindset in emerging childhood researchers. By Daniella Bendo and Paige Sheridan
As thinking and practice has grown around ethical research involving children, so too has the need to train and equip new researchers with relevant knowledge and the associated mindsets. However, developing a comprehensive training program on ethical research involving children
Navigating disability identity and language in research involving children and young people. By Fathimath Shiraani
Despite contemporary tourism research being more inclusive of previously neglected groups, the views of children with disability are still largely absent, reflecting a disregard for both their agency and voice. My research sought to address this gap by focusing on
Interviewing young people on sensitive topics: An iterative approach. By Tim Moore, Jodi Death & Steven Roche
In 2015, a Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was established to understand the nature and extent of sexual abuse that occurred in Australian institutions and to determine ways that past failures might be avoided into the
Negotiating confidentiality, privacy and consent in focus groups with children and young people. By Tim Moore
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 organisations such as schools, sporting groups, religious institutions and
Immediacy of fieldwork in participatory research with children in precarious contexts. By Tatek Abebe
Conducting participatory fieldwork with children can result in a researcher becoming involved in their lives more broadly, blurring the lines around the researcher role. This may be particularly the case when working with children in precarious situations, such as AIDS-affected
Tongan children’s involvement in research. By Jo Aldridge
In 2015, for the first time, children and young people in Tonga were invited to take part in research about their lives. From the UK, I worked with the project leaders of two Tongan national charities, Ma’a Ffine mo e
Including children and young people with cognitive disability in research about personal safety and abuse preventions. By Sally Robinson
Our work with children and young people with disability over the past several years has involved carefully building the conditions necessary for including a wide range of children and young people in research about personal safety and abuse prevention. While
Reciprocity in participatory research with children in precarious contexts. By Tatek Abebe
This case study draws on fieldwork encounters when undertaking research on childhood in precarious contexts in Ethiopia. This research involved children who are found on the margins of society and political economy including AIDS-affected children, parentless children, child beggars, child
Using critical-reflexive conversations to facilitate young people’s involvement in rights-based policy research. By Meaghan Vosz
Recent years have seen increasing involvement of children and young people as co-researchers alongside adult researchers. Co-research involves collaboration between adults and young researchers across the entire research process, from design through to dissemination. This approach potentially offers a more