The ethics of gatekeeping: How guarding access influences digital child and youth research.
Fecke, M., Fehr, A., Schlütz, D., & Zillich, A. F. (2022). The ethics of gatekeeping: How guarding access influences digital child and youth research. Media and communication, 10(1), pp. 361-370. Abstract: Digital child and youth research is often conducted in schools involving minors. Corresponding research designs raise two related sets of problems: Ethical issues with […]
Is silencing children unethical? Gatekeeping, rights and ethics.
Harry Shier Note: This blog post is a personal reflection by the author. It does not reflect the views of the ERIC team, or of any research team or institution the author is or has been a part of. Despite recent progress in broadening our understanding of ethics in research with children (much of it […]
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 […]
Navigating disability identity and language in research involving children and young people. By Fathimath Shiraani
You can download this case study as a pdf here. Despite contemporary tourism research being more inclusive of previously neglected groups, the views of children with disability are still largely absent, reflecting a disregard for both their agency and voice. My research sought to address this gap by focusing on understanding the holiday experiences of […]
Informed consent, gatekeepers and go-betweens: Negotiating consent in child- and youth-orientated institutions.
Heath, S., Charles, V., Crow, G., & Wiles, R. (2007). Informed consent, gatekeepers and go-betweens: Negotiating consent in child- and youth-orientated institutions. British Educational Research Journal, 33(3), pp. 403-417.
Informed consent, gatekeepers and go‐betweens: Negotiating consent in child‐ and youth‐orientated institutions.
Heath, S., Charles, V., Crow, G., & Wiles, R. (2007). Informed consent, gatekeepers and go‐betweens: Negotiating consent in child‐ and youth‐orientated institutions. British Educational Research Journal, 33(3). pp. 403-417.
School-based research: Problems of access and consent.
Harrell, J. S., Bradley, C., Dennis, J., Frauman, A. C., & Criswell, E. S. (2000). School-based research: Problems of access and consent. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 15(1). pp. 14-21.
Towards an understanding of the place of ethics in school-based action research in the United Kingdom.
Brindley, S., & Bowker, A. (2013). Towards an understanding of the place of ethics in school-based action research in the United Kingdom. Educational Action Research, 21(3). pp. 289-306.