Power and reflexivity: Positions and positioning in involving research with young people.
Wulf-Andersen, T., Warming, H., Neidel, A. (2021). Power and reflexivity: Positions and positioning in involving research with young people. In: Wulf-Andersen, T., Follesø, R., Olsen, T. (Eds.) Involving Methods in Youth Research. Studies in Childhood and Youth. Palgrave Macmillan: Cham. Print ISBN: 978-3-030-75940-7; Online ISBN: 978-3-030-75941-4. Abstract: In this chapter, we argue that the involvement […]
Developing an ethical and reflexive mindset in emerging childhood researchers. By Daniella Bendo and Paige Sheridan
You can download this case study as a pdf here. As thinking and practice has grown around ethical research involving children, so too has the need to train and equip new researchers with relevant knowledge and the associated mindsets. However, developing a comprehensive training program on ethical research involving children can be a complex task. […]
Use of a reference group in researching children’s views of psychotherapy in Malta.
Mercieca, D., & Jones, P. (2018). Use of a reference group in researching children’s views of psychotherapy in Malta. Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 44(2), pp. 243-262. This paper offers a critical examination of the positive and negative issues inherent in the nature and conduct of a children’s research advisory group in the context of practitioner […]
Too vulnerable to participate? Challenges for meaningful participation in research with children in alternative care and adoption.
Garcia-Quiroga, M., & Agoglia, I. S. (2020). Too vulnerable to participate? Challenges for meaningful participation in research with children in alternative care and adoption. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 19. This article analyses many of the challenges of undertaking research with children living in alternative care and offers ways to approach these to safely and […]
Interviewing young people on sensitive topics: An iterative approach. By Tim Moore, Jodi Death & Steven Roche
You can download this case study as pdf here. In 2015, a Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was established to understand the nature and extent of sexual abuse that occurred in Australian institutions and to determine ways that past failures might be avoided into the future. In addition to private sessions […]
Peer research and young people in and leaving out-of-home care. By Clare Lushey and Emily R. Munro
You can download this ERIC case study as a pdf in English, français, español, 한국어, Türkçe and Bahasa Indonesia. Care Matters: Time for Change (Department for Education and Skills, 2007) identified the importance of narrowing the gap in attainment between children in and leaving out-of-home care and their peers in the general population. Right2BCared4 was […]
Ethical considerations when conducting research with young children on distressing subjects. By Caroline Leeson
This research explores the experiences of young children when they are in the care of the local authority, with particular reference to decision making processes. It involved working directly with children aged four years to thirteen years and asked questions such as: How much the children were involved in the decision making processes; which children […]
Keeping you close at a distance: Ethical challenges when following young people in vulnerable life situations.
Bengtsson, T. T., & Mølholt, A.-K. (2016). Keeping you close at a distance: Ethical challenges when following young people in vulnerable life situations. Young, 24(4), pp. 359-375.
Gaining access to looked after children for research purposes: Lessons learned.
Heptinstall, E. (2000). Research note: Gaining access to looked after children for research purposes: Lessons learned. British Journal of Social Work, 30(6), pp. 867-872.
Evaluation of the Right2BCared4 pilots interim report: Overview of emerging themes and issues.
Munro, E. R., Ward, H., Lushey, C., & National Care Advisory Service. (2010). Evaluation of the Right2BCared4 pilots interim report: Overview of emerging themes and issues. London: Department for Education. Research Report DFE-RR031.
