Children and adolescents’ voices and the implications for ethical research.

Alves, H., Gibbs, L., Marinkovic, K., Brito, I., & Sheikhattari, P. (2022). Children and adolescents’ voices and the implications for ethical research. Childhood, 29(1), 126-143. Abstract: A discussion on the ethical context and barriers to include children’s voices in research and clarify the role of Research Ethic Committees. Twenty-one researchers from eight countries participated in […]

Research ethics, children, and young people.

Oates, J. (2020). Research ethics, children, and young people. In R. Iphofen (Ed.), Handbook of Research Ethics and Scientific Integrity (pp. 623-635). Cham: Springer International Publishing. Abstract: Special considerations apply to the ethics of research with children and young people. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (United Nations, 1989) highlights the need […]

Relational autonomy as a way to recognise and enhance children’s capacity and agency to be participatory research actors.

McLaughlin, J. (2020). Relational autonomy as a way to recognise and enhance children’s capacity and agency to be participatory research actors. Ethics and Social Welfare, 14(2), pp.204-219.  In this paper the author argues for the importance of creating spaces in research processes within which relational agency can be nurtured and sustained. Please view the full abstract […]

The principles and ethics of including children with disability in child research.

Jenkin, E., Wilson, E., Campain, R., & Clarke, M. (2020). The principles and ethics of including children with disability in child research. Children & Society, 34(1), pp.1-16. Abstract: This paper provides a set of principles and ethics, developed in collaboration between Pacific- and Australian-based researchers, to guide research practice in a project enabling the self-reporting […]

Developing a new justification for assent.

Sibley, A., Pollard, A. J., Fitzpatrick, R., & Sheehan, M. (2016). Developing a new justification for assent. BMC Medical Ethics, 17(1), pp.2. This is an open access article. The pdf is freely available via the Publisher’s Link below.