Ethical dilemmas in education research: Tick boxes and trials.
Brown, R. (2020). Ethical Dilemmas in Education Research. In: Iphofen, R. (Ed.) Handbook of Research Ethics and Scientific Integrity. Springer: Cham. Print ISBN: 978-3-030-16758-5; Online ISBN: 978-3-030-16759-2. Abstract: The ethical deliberations of education researchers can be similar to those undertaking research within the social sciences, humanities, and other related disciplines. However there are some distinctive […]
On, to, with, for, by: ethics and children in research.
Bodén, L. (2021). On, to, with, for, by: Ethics and children in research, Children’s Geographies, Published online ahead of print. Abstract: The ethics of the participation of children in research have attracted the attention of childhood researchers for thirty years. By analysing central scholarly work in childhood sociology and in early childhood education research, the […]
‘Why haven’t I got one of those?’ A consideration regarding the need to protect non-participant children in early years research.
Richardson, T. (2019). ‘Why haven’t I got one of those?’ A consideration regarding the need to protect non-participant children in early years research. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 27(1), pp.5-14. This article explores the impact of research upon non-participant children. The author advocates for the need to extend consideration of harms and benefits to […]
Ethical reflections on children’s participation in educational research during humanitarian crises.
Maglio, F., & Pherali, T. (2020). Ethical reflections on children’s participation in educational research during humanitarian crises. Research Ethics, 16, 1-2, pp. 1-19. Abstract: This paper aims to reflect upon ethical dilemmas arising from educational research in humanitarian contexts, particularly when involving children. In recognition of the paucity of knowledge on how to define ethics […]
‘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 […]
Conducting photo methodologies with children: Framing ethical concerns relating to representation, voice and data analysis when exploring educational inclusion with children.
Woolhouse, C. (2019). Conducting photo methodologies with children: Framing ethical concerns relating to representation, voice and data analysis when exploring educational inclusion with children. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 42(1), pp. 3-18. This article offers a critical discussion of a photo-elicitation project across a range of schools. It covers the concerns and […]
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 the author’s PhD study and concepts in semiotic multimodality and relational materialism (Barad, 2007; […]
Using participatory methods with young children; reflections on emergent ‘ethically important moments’ in school-based research.
Stokes, T. (2020). Using participatory methods with young children; reflections on emergent ‘ethically important moments’ in school-based research. Irish Educational Studies, 39(3), pp. 375-387. This paper describes and reflects upon three ‘ethically important moments’ arising during an educational research project in schools. Please view the full abstract for this article via the Publisher’s Link below.
Ethical complexities in participatory childhood research: Rethinking the ‘least adult role’.
Atkinson, C. (2019). Ethical complexities in participatory childhood research: Rethinking the ‘least adult role’. Childhood, 26(2), pp. 186-201. Abstract: This article draws on data from a comparative ethnography of two UK primary schools to explore the complexities inherent in Mandell’s ‘least adult role’. In the interest of gaining insight into children?s informal productions of sexuality […]
Ethnographic research in childhood institutions: participations and entanglements.
Dennis, B., & Huf, C. (2020). Ethnographic research in childhood institutions: participations and entanglements. Ethnography and Education, 15(4), pp. 445-461. This paper shares four interesting ethical moments at the juncture between research participation, power and knowledge production in ethnographic research with children. Please view the full abstract via the Publisher’s Link below.
