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.
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
Ethics beyond the checklist: Fruitful dilemmas before, during, and after data collection.
Nordtug, M., & Haldar, M. (2024). Ethics beyond the checklist: Fruitful dilemmas before, during, and after data collection. Qualitative Inquiry, 30(6), pp.474-483. Abstract: In this article, we aim to contribute to current
Conducting qualitative interviews with children – methodological and ethical challenges.
Kutrovátz, K. (2017). Conducting qualitative interviews with children – methodological and ethical challenges. Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 8(2), pp.65-88. Abstract: This paper explores the methodological and ethical challenges of
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
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,
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
Informed consent as a situated research process in an ethnography of incarcerated youth in Denmark.
Bengtsson, T.T. (2019). Informed consent as a situated research process in an ethnography of incarcerated youth in Denmark. In Billett, P., Hart, M., & Martin, D. (Eds.). Complexities of Researching with Young
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
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