The narrative approach to informed consent: Empowering young children’s rights and meaningful participation.
Mayne, F., & Howitt, C. (2022). The narrative approach to informed consent: Empowering young children's rights and meaningful participation. Routledge: Oxford, UK. Book Description: The Narrative Approach to Informed Consent: Empowering Young Children’s Rights and Meaningful Participation is a practical guide
Reflecting on three creative approaches to informed consent with children under six.
Arnott, L., Martinez-Lejarreta, L., Wall, K., Blaisdell, C., & Palaiologou, I. (2020). Reflecting on three creative approaches to informed consent with children under six. British Educational Research Journal, 46(4), pp.786-810. Abstract: In an era when children’s rights are paramount, there are
Using the Narrative Approach to informed consent to empower young children and their educators
You can download this case study as a pdf here. Conducting research with young children is a complex process with many stakeholders and ethical considerations to navigate. One of the most enduring challenges we tend to encounter is how to engage
Rereading assent in critical literacy research with young children.
Rogers, R., & Labadie, M. (2018). Rereading assent in critical literacy research with young children. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 18(3), pp. 396-427. In this paper, the authors report on their efforts to make the assent process an educative experience for
Tensions and challenges concerning ethics on video research with young children – Experiences from an international collaboration among seven countries.
Rutanen, N., de Souza Amorim, K., Marwick, H., & White, J. (2018). Tensions and challenges concerning ethics on video research with young children - Experiences from an international collaboration among seven countries. Video Journal of Education and Pedagogy, 3(1), pp.
Using Video in Research with young children, teachers and parents: Entanglements of possibility, risk and ethical responsibility: Profiling emerging research innovations.
Haggerty, M. (2020). Using Video in Research with Young Children, Teachers and Parents: Entanglements of Possibility, Risk and Ethical Responsibility: Profiling Emerging Research Innovations. Video Journal of Education and Pedagogy, 5(1), pp. 1-15. Abstract: This article draws on research conducted for
A hierarchical model of children’s research participation rights based on information, understanding, voice, and influence.
Mayne, F., Howitt, C., & Rennie, L. J. (2018). A hierarchical model of children’s research participation rights based on information, understanding, voice, and influence. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 26(5), pp. 644-656. This paper introduces a hierarchical model of
Ethical issues in child research: Caution of ethical drift.
Enochsson, A.-B., & Löfdahl Hultman, A. (2019). Ethical issues in child research: Caution of ethical drift. In V. Margrain & A. Löfdahl Hultman (Eds.), Challenging Democracy in Early Childhood Education: Engagement in Changing Global Contexts (pp. 27-39). Singapore: Springer Singapore. Abstract:
Using critically reflexive ethics in practice to address issues of representation in children’s rights-based research.
Gaches, S. (2020). Using critically reflexive ethics in practice to address issues of representation in children’s rights-based research. Global Studies of Childhood, Published on-line ahead of print.
Children as research consultants: The ethics and rights of no research about them without consulting with them.
Gaches, S., & Gallagher, M. (2019). Children as research consultants: The ethics and rights of no research about them without consulting with them. In J. Murray, B. Blue Swadener, & S. Kylie (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Young Children’s Rights. London: Routledge. eBook ISBN: 978-03671-4202-5.