Researcher positionality in eliciting young children’s perspectives.
Patton, K. & Winter, K. (2023). Researcher positionality in eliciting young children’s perspectives, Journal of Early Childhood Research, 21(3), pp. 303-313. Abstract: Research that uses innovative approaches to elicit the views of young children has grown hugely over the last 20 years. Against a backdrop of a greater acceptance of children’s rights and sociological approaches to […]
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 […]
Relational ethics-in-action: Learning from naturalistic video observations of infants, toddlers, and their teachers.
Jia, A.C., Cooper, M., & Gould, K. (2023). Relational ethics-in-action: Learning from naturalistic video observations of infants, toddlers, and their teachers. The First Years, Ngā Tau Tuatara: New Zealand Journal of Infant and Toddler Education, 25(1), pp.32-36. Abstract: In the context of researching the real lives of infants, toddlers, and their teachers in early childhood […]
‘But, what is a researcher?’ Developing a novel ethics resource to support informed consent with young children.
Truscott, J. & Benton, L. (2023). ‘But, what is a researcher?’ Developing a novel ethics resource to support informed consent with young children. Children’s Geographies, Published Online Ahead of Print, pp. 1-8. Abstract: Young children are generally unfamiliar with the notion of research, which can generate ethical discomfort when seeking their consent to participate in […]
Social research and the privacy and participation of children: Reflections on researching Australian children’s playlore.
Darian‐Smith, K., & Henningham, N. (2014). Social research and the privacy and participation of children: Reflections on researching Australian children’s playlore. Children & Society, 28(4), pp. 327-338. Abstract: Social research into the daily activities of children is important if we are to understand how children perceive themselves in relationship to their world. Ethically managed social […]
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 power dynamics in research with young children in disadvantaged communities can be negotiated through co-reflexivity. It explores this through two different projects, […]
Ethical provocations for early childhood research.
Flewitt, R. (2022). Ethical provocations for early childhood research. In Kumpulainen, K., Kajama, A., Erstad, O., Mäkitalo, Å., Drotner, K., & Jakobsdóttir, S. (Eds.). Nordic Childhoods in the Digital Age, Chapter 19 (pp. 207-213). Routledge: Oxon / New York. ISBN: 9780367702526. Book description: This book adds to the international research literature on contemporary Nordic childhoods […]
Research ethics and digitising early childhood.
Dobson, M., Murcia, K., Gifkins, K., & Holloway, D. (2021). Research Ethics and Digitising Early Childhood. In: Holloway, D., Willson, M., Murcia, K., Archer, C., Stocco, F. (Eds). Young Children’s Rights in a Digital World. Children’s Well-Being: Indicators and Research, vol 23. Springer: Cham. ISBN: 978-3-030-65915-8. e-ISBN: 978-3-030-65916-5. Abstract: Research focusing on young children and […]
Ethics and researching young children’s digital literacy practices.
Flewitt, R. (2019). Ethics and researching young children’s digital literacy practices. In Erstad, O., Flewitt, R., Kümmerling-Meibauer, B., & Pereira, Í.S.(Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Digital Literacies in Early Childhood (Chapter 4). Routledge: London. ebook ISBN: 9780203730638. Chapter Abstract: This chapter considers the ethics of doing research about young children’s offline and online digital literacy […]
Ethical research with young children.
Loveridge, J. (2022). Ethical research with young children. In Oxford Bibliographies in Education. Faircloth, S. (Ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. Oxford Bibliographies is a series of specially curated, regularly updated syntheses of a wide range of academic topics. This article sits within the subject area, Education, and provides an overview of ethical research with […]
