A narrative review of ethical issues in participatory research with young people.

Cullen, O., & Walsh, C. A. (2020). A narrative review of ethical issues in participatory research with young people. Young, 28(4), pp. 363–386. This narrative review highlights seven ethical issues in participatory action research with young people: level of participation, power, consent, risk/benefit ratio, confidentiality and anonymity, remuneration and empowerment. Recommendations are offered towards mitigating […]

On, to, with, for, by: ethics and children in research.

Bodén, L. (2021). On, to, with, for, by: Ethics and children in research, Children’s Geographies, Published online ahead of print. Abstract: The ethics of the participation of children in research have attracted the attention of childhood researchers for thirty years. By analysing central scholarly work in childhood sociology and in early childhood education research, the […]

“We know that our voices are valued, and that people are actually going to listen”: Co-producing an evaluation of a young people’s research advisory group.

Brady, L-M., Miller, J., Mcfarlane-Rose, E., Noor, J., Noor, R., Dahlmann-Noor, A. (2023). “We know that our voices are valued, and that people are actually going to listen”: Co-producing an evaluation of a young people’s research advisory group. Research Involvement and Engagement, 9(11) Abstract: Background Children and young people’s (CYP) involvement is an increasing priority […]

‘Why haven’t I got one of those?’ A consideration regarding the need to protect non-participant children in early years research.

Richardson, T. (2019). ‘Why haven’t I got one of those?’ A consideration regarding the need to protect non-participant children in early years research. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 27(1), pp.5-14. This article explores the impact of research upon non-participant children. The author advocates for the need to extend consideration of harms and benefits to […]

Evaluating eyeYPAG: A co-production project.

Ashton, E., Barnicoat, B., McFarlane-Rose, E., Noor, J., & Noor, R. with Brady, L-M. (2021). Evaluating eyeYPAG: A co-production project. Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Finsbury, London. Abstract: eyeYPAG is a young persons’ advisory group (YPAG) for eye and vision research based at Moorfields Eye Hospital which started in March 2019. We wanted to […]

Young Researchers: Guidance.

Brady, L-M. & Graham, B. (2022). Young Researchers: Guidance. Ilford: Barnardo’s. Description: This Guidance and an associated Toolkit were commissioned by Barnardo’s to provide researchers, project workers and others with clear guidance and tools to use when supporting children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds to be young researchers. The Guidance provides […]

Social research with children and young people: A practical guide.

Brady, L-M. & Graham, B. (2019). Social research with children and young people: A practical guide. Bristol: The Policy Press. ISBN: 978-1447351146. Book Description: Capturing the views and experiences of children and young people directly and involving them more actively in the research process are increasingly seen as essential for good research, evaluation, and policy […]

Rhetoric to reality: Challenges and opportunities for embedding young people’s involvement in health research.

Brady, L-M. (2020). Rhetoric to reality: Challenges and opportunities for embedding young people’s involvement in health research. In H. McLaughlin, P. Beresford, C. Cameron, H. Casey, & J. Duffy (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Service User Involvement in Human Services Research and Education (pp. 454-466). Routledge: Abingdon. eBook ISBN: 9780429433306. Abstract: Whilst there is growing […]

Decolonising concepts of participation and protection in sensitive research with young people: Local perspectives and decolonial strategies of Palestinian research advisors.

Jiménez, E. (2021). Decolonising concepts of participation and protection in sensitive research with young people: Local perspectives and decolonial strategies of Palestinian research advisors. Childhood, 28(3), pp. 346–362. Abstract: Scholars in childhood research have been reconsidering whether the participation of children and young people in sensitive research is necessary. This paper questions whether some of […]

The ethics of risk research in the time of COVID-19: Ethnography at a distance in privileging the well-being of girls and young women in the context of gender-based violence in rural South Africa.

Mitchell,C., Moletsane, R., & Daryanani, D. (2022). The ethics of risk research in the time of COVID-19: Ethnography at a distance in privileging the well-being of girls and young women in the context of gender-based violence in rural South Africa. In: Brown, P.R., Zinn, J.O. (eds) Covid-19 and the Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty. Critical […]