Ethical considerations for research involving boys diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Tucker, L. A., & Govender, K. (2017). Ethical considerations for research involving boys diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Early Child Development and Care, 187(7), pp. 1147-1156. Abstract: The ‘new sociology of childhood’ has activated a growing interest in children as social actors and their level of involvement in activities that affect their lives. In the field […]

Re-examining ethical challenges of using ethnography to understand decision-making in family caregiving networks of children with feeding tubes.

Loftus, S. (2022). Re-examining ethical challenges of using ethnography to understand decision-making in family caregiving networks of children with feeding tubes. Children’s Geographies, Published Online Ahead of Print, pp.1-13. Abstract: Researching the experiences of children reliant on family caregivers is methodologically and ethically challenging. Conducting feminist digital ethnography within this context requires rethinking established feminist […]

Relational ethics, informed consent, and informed assent in participatory research with children with complex communication needs.

Van Goidsenhoven, L., & De Schauwer, E. (2022). Relational ethics, informed consent, and informed assent in participatory research with children with complex communication needs. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 64(11), pp.1323-1329. Abstract: There is a need for qualitative participatory research involving children with intellectual disability and complex communication needs (CCNs), but procedural ethics cannot always […]

Prioritising children and young people with disability in research about domestic and family violence: Methodological, ethical and pragmatic reflections.

Robinson, S., Foley, K., Moore, T., Valentine, K., Burton, J., Marshall, A., O’Donnell, M. & Brebner, C. (2023). Prioritising children and young people with disability in research about domestic and family violence: Methodological, ethical and pragmatic reflections. Journal of Family Violence, 38, pp.1191-1204. Abstract: Purpose The perspectives of children and young people with disability who […]

Centring the voices of disabled LGBT+ young people in research: Ethical and methodological considerations.

Franklin, A., & Toft, A. (2020). Centring the voices of disabled LGBT+ young people in research: Ethical and methodological considerations. In: Toft, A. & Franklin, A. Young Disabled and LGBT+: Voices, Identities and Intersections. Routledge: London. ISBN: 9781032175607. The book, ‘Young, Disabled and LGBT+’, brings together the work of an international team interested in exploring […]

’What about my voice’: Emancipating the voices of children with disabilities through participant-centred methods.

Stafford, L. (2017). ‘What about my voice’: Emancipating the voices of children with disabilities through participant-centred methods. Children’s Geographies, 15(5), pp. 600-613. Abstract: Children with diverse physical, communication and/or cognitive impairments are often overlooked as active research participants. This paper challenges and lays bare norms and constructs, such as ableism and adultism, which lead to […]

In the details: The micro-ethics of negotiations and in-situ judgements in participatory design with marginalised children.

Spiel, K., Brulé, E., Frauenberger, C., Bailley, G., & Fitzpatrick, G. (2020). In the details: the micro-ethics of negotiations and in-situ judgements in participatory design with marginalised children. CoDesign, 16(1), pp.45-65. In this article the authors share 7 ‘mice-ethical’ (or situated / in-stu) moments that arose during the course of participatory co-design research with young […]

The complexities and contradictions in participatory research with vulnerable children and young people: A qualitative systematic review.

Bradbury-Jones, C., Isham, L., & Taylor, J. (2018). The complexities and contradictions in participatory research with vulnerable children and young people: A qualitative systematic review. Social Science & Medicine, 215, pp. 80-91. Abstract: Participatory research carried out by or with children, has become a well-established and valuable part of the research landscape investigating children’s lives, […]

Ethics in categorizing ethnicity and disability in research with children.

Thorjussen, I. M., & Wilhelmsen, T. (2020). Ethics in categorizing ethnicity and disability in research with children. Societies, 10(1). Abstract: The use of categories is a contested subject in social sciences. The use of social categories allows researchers to explore similarities, differences, and inequalities between groups of people. However, by using social categories, researchers run […]

Disability language in adapted physical education: What is the story?

Spencer, N. L., Peers, D., & Eales, L. (2020). Disability language in adapted physical education: What is the story? In J. A. Haegele, Hodge, S.R., Shapiro, D.R. (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Adapted Physical Education. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. This chapter builds upon other work by the authors in this space and discusses the conceptual frameworks underpinning […]