Research ethics in a changing social sciences landscape.
Brown, N. (2023). Research ethics in a changing social sciences landscape. Research Ethics, 19(2), pp.157-165. Abstract: The role of research ethics committees, and research ethics issues more broadly are often not viewed in the context of the development of scientific methods and the academic community. This topic piece seeks to redress this gap. I begin […]
(De)colonising outcomes of community participation – a South African ethnography of ‘ethics in practice’
Brear, M. R., & Tsotetsi, C. T. (2022). (De)colonising outcomes of community participation – a South African ethnography of ‘ethics in practice.’ Qualitative Research, 22(6), pp.813-830. Abstract: Theoretically, community participation decolonises research ethics in settings where a ‘coloniality of power’ persists. We used ethnographic methods to document our experiences of ‘ethics in practice’, and interrogate […]
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 […]
Youth reflections on ethics in research and practice: a case study of youth born of genocidal rape in Rwanda.
Denov, M., D’Amico, M., Linds, W., Mitchell, C. & Mosseau, N. (2023). Youth reflections on ethics in research and practice: a case study of youth born of genocidal rape in Rwanda, Journal of Youth Studies, 26(9), pp.1240-1255. This paper draws on the voices and perspectives of youth affected by the genocide in Rwanda who were […]
Technologies of nonviolence: Ethical participatory visual research with girls
Treffry-Goatley, A., Wiebesiek, L., Lange, N. d., & Moletsane, R. (2017). Technologies of nonviolence: Ethical participatory visual research with girls. Girlhood Studies, 10(2), pp. 45-61. This article shares ethical and methodological insights from a study on girl-led policy making to address sexual violence in Canada and South Africa. A key dilemma was the co-researcher participants’ […]
In the details: The micro-ethics of negotiations and in-situ judgements in participatory design with marginalised children.
Spiel, K., Brulé, E., Frauenberger, C., Bailley, G., & Fitzpatrick, G. (2020). In the details: the micro-ethics of negotiations and in-situ judgements in participatory design with marginalised children. CoDesign, 16(1), pp.45-65. In this article the authors share 7 ‘mice-ethical’ (or situated / in-stu) moments that arose during the course of participatory co-design research with young […]
The complexities and contradictions in participatory research with vulnerable children and young people: A qualitative systematic review.
Bradbury-Jones, C., Isham, L., & Taylor, J. (2018). The complexities and contradictions in participatory research with vulnerable children and young people: A qualitative systematic review. Social Science & Medicine, 215, pp. 80-91. Abstract: Participatory research carried out by or with children, has become a well-established and valuable part of the research landscape investigating children’s lives, […]
Participatory hermeneutic ethnography: A methodological framework for health ethics research with children.
Montreuil, M., & Carnevale, F. A. (2018). Participatory hermeneutic ethnography: A methodological framework for health ethics research with children. Qualitative Health Research, 28(7), pp. 1135-1144. In this paper the authors share a methodological framework for health ethics research with children that bridges key aspects of ethnography, participatory research, and hermeneutics. They also offer insights from […]
Ethical issues in participatory research with children and young people.
Water, T. (2018). Ethical issues in participatory research with children and young people. In I. Coyne & B. Carter (Eds.), Being Participatory: Researching with Children and Young People: Co-constructing Knowledge Using Creative Techniques (pp. 37-56). Cham: Springer International Publishing. Abstract: Research ethics is primarily concerned with the protection of human participants: that the research will […]
Youth participation in research on multiliteracies: Ethical perspectives.
Pienimäki, M., & Kotilainen, S. (2018). Youth participation in research on multiliteracies: Ethical perspectives. Media Education Journal, 8(1), pp. 115-132. Abstract: In research ethics, protecting the anonymity and privacy of research participants is the norm, especially vulnerable children and young people. By contrast, publicity and author- ship are key features of the participatory media culture […]
