A cultural-historical exploration of relational ethics in research involving children.
Quinones, G., Rutanen, N., & Revilla, Y. L. (2023). A cultural-historical exploration of relational ethics in research involving children. Learning, Culture and Social Interaction, 42, Art No: 100756. Abstract: Participatory studies involving children are a growing topic of debate concerning research on early childhood education and care (ECEC). Developments in ethnographic methods and the use […]
Helping them decide: A scoping review of interventions used to help minors understand the concept and process of assent.
Weisleder, P. (2020). Helping them decide: A scoping review of interventions used to help minors understand the concept and process of assent. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 8. This mini review article reviews the concepts of assent and dissent in relation to their application in medical research. It also reviews to evaluate children and young people’s capacities […]
‘It’s never okay to say no to teachers’: Children’s research consent and dissent in conforming schools contexts.
Kirby, P., (2020). ‘It’s never okay to say no to teachers’: Children’s research consent and dissent in conforming schools contexts. British Educational Research Journal, 46(4), pp. 811-828. Abstract: This article examines the limits to children giving research consent in everyday school contexts that emphasises their conformity to comply with adult expectations, and highlights children’s competence […]
The challenge of conducting ethical research in preschool.
Larsson, J., Williams, P. & Zetterqvist, A. (2021). The challenge of conducting ethical research in preschool. Early Child Development and Care, 191(4), pp.511-519. Abstract: Formal ethical issues for conducting research are highlighted in national and international guidelines. Even if such strategies are grounded in democratic and rights-based values, their implementation may produce challenges. This article […]
Using a picture book to gain assent in research with young children.
Pyle, A. & Danniels, E. (2016). Using a picture book to gain assent in research with young children. Early Child Development and Care, 186(9), pp.1438-1452. Abstract: There has been a shift in perspective from viewing children as adults-in-the-making to individual agents, possessing the right and the competence to meaningfully participate in research. Many researchers are […]
Supporting children to make informed decisions about research participation
Julia Truscott It is now standard practice across most disciplines not only to seek consent from parents/carers but to honour children’s rights and dignity by informing them directly about research participation and seeking their own consent to take part. However, providing sufficient, clear and age-appropriate information to allow children to make a suitably informed decision, […]
Qualitative research with primary school-aged children: Ethical and practical considerations of evalutaing a safeguarding programme in schools.
Jackson-Hollis, V. (2019). Qualitative research with primary school-aged children: Ethical and practical considerations of evalutaing a safeguarding programme in schools. Journal of Children’s Services, 14(3), pp. 194-204. Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore some of the ethical and practical challenges of working with primary school-aged children to conduct qualitative service evaluations […]
Facilitating future benefit when a participant has a degenerative illness and cannot give consent. Andrew Williams
You can download this ERIC case study as a pdf in English, français, español, 한국어, Türkçe and Bahasa Indonesia. Very often a child with a severe fixed, or an evolving, neurodegenerative condition cannot give meaningful consent to research. The child’s age and the profundity of their evolving neurological condition make consent impossible. Neurodegenerative conditions are […]
‘I want to share this video with you today.’ Children’s participation rights in childhood research.
Huser, C. (2019). ‘I want to share this video with you today.’ Children’s participation rights in childhood research. Human Rights Education Review, 2(2), pp. 45-63. Abstract: The Convention on the Rights of the Child foregrounds the right to participate. Contributing to decision-making on matters concerning children’s lives is fundamental to rights education. This paper discusses […]
To stop or not to stop: Dissent and undue burden as reasons to stop participation in paediatric research.
Bos, W., Westra, A., de Beaufort, I., & van de Vathorst, S. (2017). To stop or not to stop: Dissent and undue burden as reasons to stop participation in paediatric research. Journal of Medical Ethics, 43(8), pp. 519-523.
