Library
The ERIC library contains over 900 peer-reviewed academic and NGO / industry publications on undertaking ethical research involving children. New publications are added regularly. Browse the most recent additions below.
A spy in the family: Trust in sensitive research with children.
Henze-Pedersen, S. (2021). A spy in the family: Trust in sensitive research with children. In Spencer, G. (Ed.). Ethics and Integrity in Research with Children and Young People: Advances in Research Ethics
Embodying the least-adult role.
Garratt, L. (2021). Embodying the least‐adult role. British Educational Research Journal, 47(5), pp. 1194-1208. Abstract: The aim of this article is to emphasise physicality and embodiment in child-centred research, fieldwork and intellectual
Methods, ethics, and cross-language considerations in research with ethnic minority children.
Chatham, R. E., & Mixer, S. J. (2021). Methods, ethics, and cross-language considerations in research with ethnic minority children. Nursing Research, 70(5), pp.383-390. This paper shares knowledge gained from conducting an ethnonursing
Research relationships and responsibilities: ‘Doing’ research with ‘vulnerable’ participants: Introduction to the special edition.
Von Benzon, N., & Van Blerk, L. (2019). Research relationships and responsibilities: ‘Doing’ research with ‘vulnerable’ participants: Introduction to the special edition. Social & Cultural Geography, 18(7), pp. 895-905. This article introduces
18 years of ethics in child-computer interaction research: A systematic literature review.
Van Mechelen, M., Baykal, G. E., Dindler, C., Eriksson, E., & Iversen, O. S. (2020, June). 18 years of ethics in child-computer interaction research: A systematic literature review. In Proceedings of the
“This is not me”–A critical discussion about methodological issues concerning agency and participatory sense-making in qualitative research with children.
Bjorbækmo, W. S., Greve, A., & Asbjørnslett, M. (2022). “This is not me”–A critical discussion about methodological issues concerning agency and participatory sense-making in qualitative research with children. International Journal of Qualitative
Responding reflexively, relationally, and reciprocally to unequal childhoods.
Sinha, P. (2023). Responding reflexively, relationally, and reciprocally to unequal childhoods. In Richards, S., & Coombs, S. (Eds.). Critical Perspectives on Research with Children (pp. 42-62). Bristol University Press: Bristol. Chapter Abstract:
The ethics of child maltreatment surveys in relation to participant distress: Implications of social science evidence, ethical guidelines, and law.
Mathews, B., MacMillan, H. L., Meinck, F., Finkelhor, D., Haslam, D., Tonmyr, L., Gonzalez, A., Afifi, T.O., Scott, J.G., Pacella, R.E., Higgins, D.J., Thomas, H., Collin-Vézina, D., & Walsh, K. (2022). The
Adolescent capacity to consent to participate in research: A review and analysis informed by law, human rights, ethics, and developmental science.
Mathews, B. (2023). Adolescent capacity to consent to participate in research: A review and analysis informed by law, human rights, ethics, and developmental science. Laws, 12(1), pp.1-49. This is an open-access article.
The meaning of ethical collaborative research according to young people.
Chrifou, R., Focquaert, F., Messiha, K., Ghaly, M., Altenburg, T., Deforche, B., & Verloigne, M. (2025). The meaning of ethical collaborative research according to young people. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth,
Doing youth participatory action research (YPAR) with Bourdieu: An invitation to reflexive (participatory) sociology.
Kennelly, J., Larkins, C., & Roy, A. (2024). Doing youth participatory action research (YPAR) with Bourdieu: An invitation to reflexive (participatory) sociology. The Sociological Review, 72(3), pp. 493-510. In this paper three
Negotiating power dynamics through co- reflexivity in research with young children in disadvantaged communities.
El Gemayel, S.M., & Salema, Y. (2023). Negotiating power dynamics through co‐reflexivity in research with young children in disadvantaged communities. Children & Society, 37(5), pp. 1596-1611. Abstract: This paper addresses how unequal
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