Recruiting young people to sensitive research: turning the ‘wheels within wheels.’

Turner, N., & Almack, K. (2017). Recruiting young people to sensitive research: turning the ‘wheels within wheels’. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 20(5), pp. 485-497. Abstract: This article contributes to a growing literature that takes a more nuanced approach to exploring the complexities of relationships and negotiations with gatekeepers. Using our study of young […]

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 […]