Child-researcher relationships in child protection research.

Kiili, J., Moilanen, J., & Larkins, C. (2023). Child-researcher relationships in child protection research. An integrative review. European Journal of Social Work, 26(3), pp. 480-493 This paper reflects on the need for researchers to adopt a reflexive approach to considering how children’s perspectives and experiences are represented. The authors explore the nature of child-researcher relationships […]

Critically examining participation, power, ethics and the co-construction of knowledge in a community-based photovoice research project with LGBTQ former foster youth.

Capous-Desyllas, M., Mountz, S., & Pestine-Stevens, A. (2019). Critically examining participation, power, ethics and the co-construction of knowledge in a community-based photovoice research project with LGBTQ former foster youth. In (Eds.). Billet, P., Hart, M., & Martin, D. Complexities of Research with Young People. Routledge: London. Chapter Abstract: This chapter highlights our community-based, arts-informed research […]

Ethics and consent in research with children and young people in global development.

Truscott, J., Canosa, A., & Graham, A. (2024). Ethics and consent in research with children and young people in global development. In Abebe, T., Dar, A., & Wells, K. (Eds.). Routledge Handbook of Childhood Studies and Global Development. Routledge: London. Chapter Abstract: This chapter reflects upon some of the ethical challenges of engaging children in […]

Navigating ethical tensions through critical reflexivity: A participatory filmmaking research project with children with disabilities.

Benjamin-Thomas, T. E., Laliberte Rudman, D., & Gunaseelan, J. (2024). Navigating ethical tensions through critical reflexivity: A participatory filmmaking research project with children with disabilities. Journal of Participatory Research Methods,5(3). Abstract: This paper illustrates the importance of critical reflexivity in guiding socially and ethically responsible participatory research through an analysis of reflexive notes pertaining to […]

Young people’s engagement in online research: Challenges and lessons from conducting focus groups with young people online.

Smith, K.A., Huebner, C., Loughran, T., Eichhorn, J., & Mycock, A. (2024). Young people’s engagement in online research: Challenges and lessons from conducting focus groups with young people online. Journal of Youth Studies, Published Online Ahead of Print. This article explores issues of participation and representation when undertaking research focus groups with adolescents online. It […]

Providing incentives to youth participants in research: A literature review.

Afkinich, J.L., & Blachman-Demnar, D.R. (2020). Providing incentives to youth participants in research: A literature review. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, 15(3), pp.202-215. This article seeks to answer the following question: “What are the concerns and best practices identified in the literature for the appropriate and ethical provision of incentives to children […]

At what price? The current state of subject payment in adolescent research.

Borzekowski, D. L., Rickert, V. I., Ipp, L., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2003). At what price? The current state of subject payment in adolescent research. Journal of Adolescent Health, 33(5), pp. 378-384. Abstract: Purpose: To examine how subject payment was associated with study features, such as investigator characteristics and project specifics, among randomly selected studies […]

Payments to children and adolescents enrolled in research: A pilot study.

Iltis, A.S., DeVader, S., & Matsuo, H. (2006). Payments to children and adolescents enrolled in research: A pilot study. Pediatrics, 118(4), pp. 1546–1552. In this paper the authors share the results of a survey of researchers who have led paediatric health and medical research regarding whether the child participants and/or their parents received any form […]