Participatory research and the ethics of anonymisation.
Godfrey-Faussett, T. (2022). Participatory Research and the Ethics of Anonymisation. Education Sciences, 12(4), pp. 260-273. Abstract: Research in the UK is increasingly regulated by ethics review committees (RECs) which require researchers to seek ethics approval before commencing research. These RECs routinely expect researchers to anonymise data as part of standard ethical research practice. However, the […]
Communicating with gatekeepers in UK educational settings. By Alice Little
You can download this case study as a pdf here. In the Spring of 2022 I joined a team of researchers exploring issues surrounding school toilet use in English schools. The project was funded by the Gender and Education Society and the Institute for Social Justice at York St John University. A group of young […]
But, what is a researcher?: Supporting informed consent with young children. By Laura Benton and Julia Truscott
You can download this case study as a pdf here. It is now common practice to seek children’s own consent for research participation, alongside (usually) that of a parent or guardian. This is advocated in the ERIC Charter and also represents a commitment to children’s rights, as laid out in the United Nations Convention on […]
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 children in a critical literacy Kindergarten classroom with the aim of improving the children’s […]
Reconsidering assent for randomised control trials in education: Ethical and procedural concerns.
McPherson, A., Saltmarsh, S., & Tomkins, S. (2020). Reconsidering assent for randomised control trials in education: Ethical and procedural concerns. British Educational Research Journal, 46(4), pp. 728-746. Abstract: Despite ongoing disagreement about what kinds of evidence are most valuable to education, there continues to be an increasing push to make a narrow group of scientific […]
Ethical practice in early childhood.
Palaiologou, I. (Ed.). (2012). Ethical practice in early childhood. London: Sage. ISBN: 978-0857028532
Ethics in educational research: Introducing a methodological tool for effective ethical analysis.
Stutchbury, K., & Fox, A. (2009). Ethics in educational research: Introducing a methodological tool for effective ethical analysis. Cambridge Journal of Education, 39(4), pp. 489-504.
Research work as curriculum work in New Zealand early childhood settings: What should be taught and learned?
Gunn, A. C. (2015). Research work as curriculum work in New Zealand early childhood settings: What should be taught and learned? Journal of Pedagogy, 6(2), pp. 103-117.
Researching with children: Ethical tensions.
Dockett, S., Einarsdottir, J., & Perry, B. (2009). Researching with children: Ethical tensions. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 7(3), pp. 283-298.
Researching with children in Vietnam: Cultural, methodological and ethical considerations.
Graham, A. P., Phelps, R. A., Nhung, H. T. T., & Geeves, R. (2014). Researching with children in Vietnam: Cultural, methodological and ethical considerations. Qualitative Research, 14(1), pp. 37-60.