Consent for research on violence against children: Dilemmas and contradictions.
Martins, P. C., & Sani, A. I. (2020). Consent for research on violence against children: Dilemmas and contradictions. Societies, 10(1), 15. Abstract: The increasing visibility of violence involving children has led to a recognition of the need to research its underlying dynamics. As a result, we now have a better understanding of the complexities involved […]
Interviewing young people on sensitive topics: An iterative approach. By Tim Moore, Jodi Death & Steven Roche
You can download this case study as pdf here. In 2015, a Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was established to understand the nature and extent of sexual abuse that occurred in Australian institutions and to determine ways that past failures might be avoided into the future. In addition to private sessions […]
Negotiating confidentiality, privacy and consent in focus groups with children and young people. By Tim Moore
You can download this case study as a pdf here. In 2015, the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse contracted us to complete a study to understand what children need to be safe and feel safe in organisations such as schools, sporting groups, religious institutions and holiday camps. In focus groups, […]
Child protection and confidentiality: Surveying children’s experiences of violence, abuse and neglect. By Lorraine Radford
You can download this ERIC case study as a pdf in English, français, español, 한국어, Türkçe and Bahasa Indonesia. In 2008 the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) decided to set up a comprehensive UK-wide study of the prevalence and impact of violence towards children and young people at home, in […]
The impact of shared information in focus groups on children’s relationships. By Hilde Lauwers
You can download this ERIC case study as a pdf in English, français, español, 한국어, Türkçe and Bahasa Indonesia. The Flemish Commission of Children’s Rights (Kinderrechtencommissariaat) commissioned Research Centre Childhood & Society (Kind & Samenleving) to construct a questionnaire to determine the incidence and prevalence of child abuse and negligence in Flanders. The questionnaire focused […]
Discussing ethics with children. By Kitty Jurrius
You can download this ERIC case study as a pdf in English, français, español, 한국어, Türkçe and Bahasa Indonesia. In the quest for ethical guidelines for research into and with children, children themselves are important partners, especially in research on difficult themes as in a Dutch research project of Stichting Alexander (Netherlands) on children’s voices […]
Including children and young people with cognitive disability in research about personal safety and abuse preventions. By Sally Robinson
Our work with children and young people with disability over the past several years has involved carefully building the conditions necessary for including a wide range of children and young people in research about personal safety and abuse prevention. While there is common agreement that children and young people have the right to be supported […]
Research on violence against children during the COVID-19 pandemic: Guidance to inform ethical data collection and evidence generation.
United Nations Children’s Fund. (2020). Research on violence against children during the COVID-19 pandemic: Guidance to inform ethical data collection and evidence generation. New York: UNICEF.
Safety in online research with women experiencing intimate partner violence: What about the children?
Allenby, R., Dobbs, T., Diesfeld, K., Nada Raja, S., Wilson, D., & Koziol-McLain, J. (2017). Safety in online research with women experiencing intimate partner violence: What about the children? Ethics & Behavior, 27(1), pp. 26-42.
Protecting children in research.
Randall, D., Anderson, A., & Taylor, J. (2016). Protecting children in research. Journal of Child Health Care, 20(3), pp. 344-353.
