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 […]
Youth reflections on ethics in research and practice: a case study of youth born of genocidal rape in Rwanda.
Denov, M., D’Amico, M., Linds, W., Mitchell, C. & Mosseau, N. (2023). Youth reflections on ethics in research and practice: a case study of youth born of genocidal rape in Rwanda, Journal of Youth Studies, 26(9), pp.1240-1255. This paper draws on the voices and perspectives of youth affected by the genocide in Rwanda who were […]
Youth co-research toolkit.
The Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (Australia). (First published in 2022). Youth co-research toolkit. Available online (see link below). The resources in this toolkit provide information, advice and resources to build young people’s confidence and skills as co-researchers. It will help strengthen reflexive conversations amongst research teams, strengthen young people’s experiences of being a […]
How do research ethics committee members respond to hypothetical studies with children? Results from the MESSI Study
Taplin, S., Chalmers, J., Brown, J., Moore, T., Graham, A. & McArthur, M. (2022). How do Research Ethics Committee Members Respond to Hypothetical Studies with Children? Results from the MESSI Study. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, 17(3), pp.254-266. This paper reports the results of a study involving 183 Australian HREC committee members […]
Helping them decide: A scoping review of interventions used to help minors understand the concept and process of assent.
Weisleder, P. (2020). Helping them decide: A scoping review of interventions used to help minors understand the concept and process of assent. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 8. This mini review article reviews the concepts of assent and dissent in relation to their application in medical research. It also reviews to evaluate children and young people’s capacities […]
Positionality and reflexivity: Recognising and dismantling our privileges in childhood research through the use of windows and mirrors.
Cuevas-Parra, P. (2023). Positionality and reflexivity: Recognising and dismantling our privileges in childhood research through the use of windows and mirrors. Global Studies of Childhood, 13(4), pp.295-309. This article explores how privileges, identities and worldviews influence every stage of childhood research processes. Drawing on their international fieldwork and using the notion of ‘windows and mirrors’, […]
Centring the voices of disabled LGBT+ young people in research: Ethical and methodological considerations.
Franklin, A., & Toft, A. (2020). Centring the voices of disabled LGBT+ young people in research: Ethical and methodological considerations. In: Toft, A. & Franklin, A. Young Disabled and LGBT+: Voices, Identities and Intersections. Routledge: London. ISBN: 9781032175607. The book, ‘Young, Disabled and LGBT+’, brings together the work of an international team interested in exploring […]
Ethical and methodological considerations for researching children exposed to political violence.
Bennouna, C., & Stark, L. (2021). Ethical and methodological considerations for researching children exposed to political violence. In C. W. Greenbaum, M. M. Haj-Yahia, & C. Hamilton (Eds.), Handbook of Political Violence and Children: Psychosocial Effects, Intervention, and Prevention Policy (pp. 125-158). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780190874551 This chapter reviews key ethical and […]