Research with children: Balancing protection and participation.
Bessell, S. (2024). Research with children: Balancing protection and participation. In Smyth, B.M., Martin, M.A., & Downing, M. (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Human Research Ethics and Integrity in Australia. (Chapter 26). Routledge: London. ebook ISBN: 9781003319733. Abstract: Over the past three to four decades there has been a dramatic increase in research involving children […]
Children’s voices for change: Co-researching with children and young people as family violence experts by experience.
Dimopoulos, G., Horley, K., Anderson, T., & Liam. (2024). Children’s voices for change: Co-researching with children and young people as family violence experts by experience. Childhood, 31(1), pp.369-389. Abstract: Researching with children and young people on topics that are considered to be ‘sensitive’, such as family violence, trauma and abuse, continues to be challenging. But […]
Taking the perspective of the child in the light of micro-ethical issues: Reflections from a home-based ethnographic research.
Chapeau J. & Join-Lambert, H. (2023). Taking the perspective of the child in the light of micro-ethical issues: Reflections from a home-based ethnographic research. Children and Youth Services Review, 155, Art No: 107145. Abstract: This article draws from ongoing PhD research investigating an innovative child protection practice in France called “at-home placements.” While the researcher […]
Addressing ethical dilemmas in research with young children and families: Situated ethics in collaborative research.
Kousholt, D., & Juhl, P. (2023). Addressing ethical dilemmas in research with young children and families: Situated ethics in collaborative research. Human Arenas, 6, pp. 560–579. Abstract: In this article, we discuss the situated ethics of researching the everyday lives of children and families. Research conducted in close collaboration with research participants in everyday contexts […]
Actualising child and adolescent empowerment in participatory action research for health promotion: A six-element framework.
Chrifou, R., Anselma, M., Christens, B. D., Israel, B. A., Jurkowski, J. M., Perkins, D. D., Zimmerman, M.A., & Altenburg, T. M. (2024). Actualizing child and adolescent empowerment in participatory action research for health promotion: A six-element framework. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 29(1), Art No: 2354907. Through extensive mapping this study elucidates six […]
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 […]