The challenge of ongoing consent? By Michael Gaffney

You can download this ERIC case study as a pdf in English, français, español, 한국어, Türkçe and Bahasa Indonesia. When conducting ethnographic or field-based research that involves children with disability, the notion of informed consent requires the researcher to be very thoughtful about what it means to be fully informed across the full range of […]

Ethical considerations when conducting research with children and young people with disabilities in health and social care.

McNeilly, P., Macdonald, G., & Kelly, B. (2020). Ethical considerations when conducting research with children and young people with disabilities in health and social care. Nurse Researcher, 28(1), pp. 9-15. All children, including those identified as having disabilities, have the right to participate in matters affecting their lives. This paper contributes to the growing research […]

Exploring critical issues in the ethical involvement of children with disabilities in evidence generation and use.

Thompson, S., Cannon, M., & Wickenden, M. (2020). Exploring critical issues in the ethical involvement of children with disabilities in evidence generation and use. Innocenti Working Paper 2020-04. Florence: UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti. This paper provides an overview of the key issues drawn from the literature reviewed and suggests established and potential mitigation […]

How to conduct good quality research on violence against children with disabilities: Key ethical, measurement, and research principles.

Kyegombe, N., Banks, L. M., Kelly, S., Kuper, H., & Devries, K. M. (2019). How to conduct good quality research on violence against children with disabilities: Key ethical, measurement, and research principles. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 1133. Abstract: Approximately one billion children experience violence every year. Violence against children is an urgent global public health […]

Reflexively conducting research with ethnically diverse children with disabilities.

Ajodhia, A. (2019). Reflexively conducting research with ethnically diverse children with disabilities. In I. R. Berson, M. J. Berson, & C. Gray (Eds.), Participatory Methodologies to Elevate Children’s Voice and Agency (pp. 117-150). Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing. Abstract: This reflexive chapter explores the process of engaging ethnically diverse children with disabilities within participatory […]