Predictive analytics for children: An assessment of ethical considerations, risks and benefits.

Rahman, Z., & Keseru. J. (2021). Predictive analytics for children: An assessment of ethical considerations, risks and benefits. Innocenti Working Papers 2021-08. UNICEF: Florence. Abstract: This paper examines potential ethical issues, including benefits and risks, associated with predictive analytics as they pertain to children. It is designed to support readers in gaining an overview of […]

Ethical considerations when applying behavioural science in projects focused on children.

Tindall, K., Hayward, L., Hunt, E., & Hickler, B. (2021). Ethical considerations when applying behavioural science in projects focused on children. Innocenti Discussion Papers No.3, UNICEF: Florence. Abstract: Evidence increasingly shows applied behavioural science can positively impact childhood development and contribute to reducing inequalities. However, it is important for practitioners to reflect on the ethical […]

Negotiating ethics-in-action in a long-term research relationship with a young child.

Rutanen, N., Raittila, R., Harju, K., Revilla, Y. L., & Hännikäinen, M. (2023). Negotiating ethics-in-action in a long-term research relationship with a young child. Human Arenas, 6 pp.386-403. This article expands upon discussions around relational ethics by exploring ethics-in action as it arose in a long-term research relationship with a young child. This is an […]

The mis/uses of ‘voice’ in (post)qualitative research with children and young people: Histories, politics and ethics.

Mayes, E. (2019). The mis/uses of ‘voice’ in (post)qualitative research with children and young people: Histories, politics and ethics. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 32(10), pp. 1191-1209. Abstract: This article extends recent attempts to think (post)qualitative research together with decolonial, postcolonial and other critiques – as a frictional, fraught encounter. I review how […]

The relevance of ‘competence’ for enhancing or limiting children’s participation: Unpicking conceptual confusion.

Moran-Ellis, J. & Tisdall, E.K.M. (2019). The relevance of ‘competence’ for enhancing or limiting children’s participation: Unpicking conceptual confusion. Global Studies of Childhood, 9(3), pp.212-223. In this paper the authors analysed conceptualisations of competence in 67 articles, published between 2007 and 2017 in six childhood studies journals, in which ‘competence’ and its variations appeared in […]

Ethical considerations in social research with children and young people.

Malatest International. (2021). Ethical considerations in social research with children and young people. Wellington New Zealand. Abstract: Including young people’s voices in social research informs our understanding of how to deliver services and develop policies to improve young people’s wellbeing. However, despite the importance of hearing from young people, the New Zealand Human Rights Commission […]

Video: Walking in the Footsteps of Others – 275 Years of Northampton Hospital Child Healthcare

This video showcases the activities of children from the Northampton Hospital Archive Club as part of commemorating the hospital’s 275 year anniversary. Termed “The Little Professsors” the video involved 30 children and young people and gives insight into their capabilities and interests as young researchers, while allowing for engagement with questions around issues of participation, […]

Ethical Practice in Participatory Visual Research with Girls.

Moletsane, R., Wiebesiek, L., Treffry-Goatley, A., & Mandrona, A. (Eds.). (2021). Ethical Practice in Participatory Visual Research with Girls. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-80073-033-5 eISBN 978-1-80073-034-2 Book Description: Girls and young women, particularly those from rural and indigenous communities around the world, face some of the most adverse social issues in the world despite […]

Reflecting critically on ethics in research with Black South African girls.

Jefferis, T., & Haffejee, S. (2021). Reflecting critically on ethics in research with Black South African girls. In R. Moletsane, L. Wiebesiek, A. Treffry-Goatley, & A. Mandrona (Eds.), Ethical Practice in Participatory Visual Research with Girls. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN: 978-1-80073-033-5; eISBN: 978-1-80073-034-2 This chapter shares the authors’ critical reflections on a participatory visual […]