after care and support for children involved in sensitive research
Hello. The aim of my research is to explore children’s experiences of maternal imprisonment in Scotland. There is very little information about the experiences of the children of prisoners. There has been limited research in Scotland, and very little from the perspectives of the child themselves. A consequence of increasing female imprisonment is that incrementally […]
Grantor placing ERB/IRB requirements on grantees in a country that does not mandate such committees
Hi, everyone. I am running into this dilemma, and I would appreciate any advice you can provide. I apologize for the specific nature of the question, but I think the principle is applicable to any international effort for social research involving children. I work for a new charity based in the US that will be […]
Looking for training material
I am wondering if you can direct me to any trainings specifically addressing ethics in research involving children. I am currently working with a university to develop a web course teaching different NGO country offices how to conduct qualitative research with children and would appreciate any material that might be able to share with me.
any advice would be appreciated
I had a few more questions that I was hoping you could help me answer. 1. Is it ok to conduct research on a student/ person without their knowledge? For instance, can it be observations? Can you create a fake claim for the purpose of the research, and then later reveal the true purpose? 2. […]
University ethics committees and social science research
A recent Australian current affairs article looking at the tensions that can exist in the relationship between human research ethics committees and social science researchers http://inside.org.au/a-new-protection-policy/
involvement of children in desicion-making in the hospital setting
USERNAME: Aída Cruz González Good morning, I would like to have information en the involvement of children un desicion-making un the hospital setting. Thank you.
Confidentiality?
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could offer advice as to how to deal with promising a child confidentiality, but then having to report suspected abuse to legal authorities. How do you explain this to a child before the research begins?