Co-producing and navigating consent in participatory research with young people.

Whittington, E. (2019). Co-producing and navigating consent in participatory research with young people. Journal of Children’s Services, 14(3), pp. 205-216. Abstract Purpose: Research within the fields of youth sexuality and safeguarding, and ethical governance more broadly, has traditionally prioritised risk aversion over the rights of young people to participate in and shape research. This excludes […]

Qualitative research with primary school-aged children: Ethical and practical considerations of evalutaing a safeguarding programme in schools.

Jackson-Hollis, V. (2019). Qualitative research with primary school-aged children: Ethical and practical considerations of evalutaing a safeguarding programme in schools. Journal of Children’s Services, 14(3), pp. 194-204. Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore some of the ethical and practical challenges of working with primary school-aged children to conduct qualitative service evaluations […]

Saying it like it is? Power, participation and research involving young people.

Davidson, E. (2017). Saying it like it is? Power, participation and research involving young people. Social Inclusion, 5(3). Available online. Abstract: Developments in the conceptualisation of childhood have prompted a fundamental shift in young people’s position within social research. Central to this has been the growing recognition of children’s agency within the landscapes of power […]

Doing it write: Representation and responsibility in writing up participatory research involving young people.

Wilkinson, C., & Wilkinson, S. (2017). Doing it write: Representation and responsibility in writing up participatory research involving young people. Social Inclusion, 5(3), pp. 219-227. Abstract: This article adopts a reflexive stance as the authors look back on their doctoral research projects; the first author exploring young people’s relationships with community radio, and the second […]

Sharing Images, Spoiling Meanings?

Fink, J., & Lomax, H. (2016). Sharing Images, Spoiling Meanings? Girlhood Studies, 9(3), pp. 20-36. Abstract: In this article we consider the ethical challenges engendered by participatory visual research with girls. Drawing on photographs taken by and of girls we explore how to reconcile the challenges generated by disseminating images of girls while supporting them […]

Ethical considerations when conducting research with children and young people with disabilities in health and social care.

McNeilly, P., Macdonald, G., & Kelly, B. (2020). Ethical considerations when conducting research with children and young people with disabilities in health and social care. Nurse Researcher, 28(1), pp. 9-15. All children, including those identified as having disabilities, have the right to participate in matters affecting their lives. This paper contributes to the growing research […]

Exploring critical issues in the ethical involvement of children with disabilities in evidence generation and use.

Thompson, S., Cannon, M., & Wickenden, M. (2020). Exploring critical issues in the ethical involvement of children with disabilities in evidence generation and use. Innocenti Working Paper 2020-04. Florence: UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti. This paper provides an overview of the key issues drawn from the literature reviewed and suggests established and potential mitigation […]

How to conduct good quality research on violence against children with disabilities: Key ethical, measurement, and research principles.

Kyegombe, N., Banks, L. M., Kelly, S., Kuper, H., & Devries, K. M. (2019). How to conduct good quality research on violence against children with disabilities: Key ethical, measurement, and research principles. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 1133. Abstract: Approximately one billion children experience violence every year. Violence against children is an urgent global public health […]

Reflexively conducting research with ethnically diverse children with disabilities.

Ajodhia, A. (2019). Reflexively conducting research with ethnically diverse children with disabilities. In I. R. Berson, M. J. Berson, & C. Gray (Eds.), Participatory Methodologies to Elevate Children’s Voice and Agency (pp. 117-150). Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing. Abstract: This reflexive chapter explores the process of engaging ethnically diverse children with disabilities within participatory […]