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 […]
Saying it like it is? Power, participation and research involving young people.
Davidson, E. (2017). Saying it like it is? Power, participation and research involving young people. Social Inclusion, 5(3). Available online. Abstract: Developments in the conceptualisation of childhood have prompted a fundamental shift in young people’s position within social research. Central to this has been the growing recognition of children’s agency within the landscapes of power […]
Doing it write: Representation and responsibility in writing up participatory research involving young people.
Wilkinson, C., & Wilkinson, S. (2017). Doing it write: Representation and responsibility in writing up participatory research involving young people. Social Inclusion, 5(3), pp. 219-227. Abstract: This article adopts a reflexive stance as the authors look back on their doctoral research projects; the first author exploring young people’s relationships with community radio, and the second […]
Immediacy of fieldwork in participatory research with children in precarious contexts. By Tatek Abebe
You can download this case study as a pdf here. Conducting participatory fieldwork with children can result in a researcher becoming involved in their lives more broadly, blurring the lines around the researcher role. This may be particularly the case when working with children in precarious situations, such as AIDS-affected children, parentless children, child beggars, […]
Interviewing children with disability in the presence of a parent. By Berni Kelly
You can download this ERIC case study as a pdf in English, français, español, 한국어, Türkçe and Bahasa Indonesia. Traditionally, social researchers expected parents or other adults to act as proxies for the authentic voices of children with disability. Such exclusionary approaches to childhood disability research were often grounded in assumptions about the inability of […]
Advocating for a more relational and dynamic model of participation for child researchers.
Ergler, C. R. (2017). Advocating for a more relational and dynamic model of participation for child researchers. Social Inclusion, 5(3), pp. 240-250.
Reflections on co-investigation through peer research with young people and older people in sub-Saharan Africa.
Porter, G. (2016). Reflections on co-investigation through peer research with young people and older people in sub-Saharan Africa. Qualitative Research, 16(3), pp. 293-304.
Children’s competence and wellbeing in sensitive research: When video-stimulated accounts lead to dispute.
Theobald, M., & Danby, S. J. (2019). Children’s competence and wellbeing in sensitive research: When video-stimulated accounts lead to dispute. In J. Lamerichs, S. J. Danby, A. Bateman, & S. Ekberg (Eds.), Children and Mental Health Talk: Perspectives on Social Competence (pp. 137-166). Cham: Springer International Publishing. ISBN: 978-3-030-28426-8. Chapter Abstract: Children’s perspectives in research […]
Knock, knock! Who’s there? Opening the door to creating ethical, respectful, and participatory research spaces with young families.
Brown, A. (2019). Knock, Knock! Who’s There? Opening the Door to Creating Ethical, Respectful, and Participatory Research Spaces with Young Families. In Respectful Research With and About Young Families: Forging Frontiers and Methodological Considerations (pp. 111-148). Cham: Springer International Publishing / Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN: 978-3-030-02715-5 Abstract: Researching with family members offers an unprecedented opportunity for […]