The adult in the room: The push and pull of parental involvement in research with children.

Wiedenman, E. M., Lee, K. M., & Hunleth, J. (2023). The adult in the room: The push and pull of parental involvement in research with children. Childhood, 30(3), pp. 317-333. Abstract: Parental involvement in research where children are the primary study participants is frequent but under-analyzed. To understand such dynamics in research with children, we […]

An un/familiar space: children and parents as collaborators in autoethnographic family research.

Little, S., & Little, T. (2022). An un/familiar space: children and parents as collaborators in autoethnographic family research. Qualitative Research, 22(4), pp.632-648. Abstract: This paper, coauthored by mother and son (aged 10 at the time of writing, 12 at time of revisions), reports on the collaborative research experience during a 2.5-year-long autoethnographic study, which focused […]

Ethical considerations and dilemmas for the researcher and for families in home-based research: A case for situated ethics.

Palaiologou, I., & Brown, A. (2023). Ethical considerations and dilemmas for the researcher and for families in home-based research: A case for situated ethics. Research Ethics, 19(4), pp.519-535. Abstract: When researching with or about families in home-based research, there are numerous unexpected ethical issues that can emerge, particularly in qualitative research. This paper is based […]

Researcher positionality in eliciting young children’s perspectives.

Patton, K. & Winter, K. (2023). Researcher positionality in eliciting young children’s perspectives, Journal of Early Childhood Research, 21(3), pp. 303-313. Abstract: Research that uses innovative approaches to elicit the views of young children has grown hugely over the last 20 years. Against a backdrop of a greater acceptance of children’s rights and sociological approaches to […]

A cultural-historical exploration of relational ethics in research involving children.

Quinones, G., Rutanen, N., & Revilla, Y. L. (2023). A cultural-historical exploration of relational ethics in research involving children. Learning, Culture and Social Interaction, 42, Art No: 100756. Abstract: Participatory studies involving children are a growing topic of debate concerning research on early childhood education and care (ECEC). Developments in ethnographic methods and the use […]

Relational ethics-in-action: Learning from naturalistic video observations of infants, toddlers, and their teachers.

Jia, A.C., Cooper, M., & Gould, K. (2023). Relational ethics-in-action: Learning from naturalistic video observations of infants, toddlers, and their teachers. The First Years, Ngā Tau Tuatara: New Zealand Journal of Infant and Toddler Education, 25(1), pp.32-36. Abstract: In the context of researching the real lives of infants, toddlers, and their teachers in early childhood […]

Reimagining the researcher-participant ethics relationship: A participant-centred, values-based ethics approach in comparative and international education.

Oyinloye, B. (2024). Reimagining the researcher-participant ethics relationship: A participant-centred, values-based ethics approach in comparative and international education. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 24(4), pp. 646-660. Abstract: This paper advocates for a deeper engagement with ethics (including ethical values, virtues, worldviews, knowledge, perspectives, traditions, norms, epistemologies, etc.) to complement institutional and disciplinary […]

Complexities of Researching with Young People.

Billett, P., Hart, M., & Martin, D. (Eds.). (2020) Complexities of Researching with Young People: Youth, Young Adulthood and Society. Routledge: Oxon. ISBN: 978-1-138-38861-1; e-book ISBN: 978-0-429-42448-9. Book Description: Currently, most books on youth research available on the market focus on ‘how to’ conduct youth research or the research process itself. This edited collection proposes […]

Ethical considerations for research involving boys diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Tucker, L. A., & Govender, K. (2017). Ethical considerations for research involving boys diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Early Child Development and Care, 187(7), pp. 1147-1156. Abstract: The ‘new sociology of childhood’ has activated a growing interest in children as social actors and their level of involvement in activities that affect their lives. In the field […]

Ethical issues in research with young children in early second language education.

Mhic Mhathúna, M., & Hayes, N. (2021). Ethical issues in research with young children in early second language education. In: Schwartz, M. (Ed.). Handbook of Early Language Education. Springer International Handbooks of Education (pp. 1-28). Springer: Cham. ISBN: 978-3-030-47073-9; e-book ISBN: 978-3-030-47073-9. Abstract: There is a growing field of second language research in early childhood […]