Negotiating power dynamics through co‐reflexivity in research with young children in disadvantaged communities.

El Gemayel, S. M., & Salema, Y. (2023). Negotiating power dynamics through co‐reflexivity in research with young children in disadvantaged communities. Children & Society, 37(5), pp. 1596-1611. Abstract: This paper addresses how unequal power dynamics in research with young children in disadvantaged communities can be negotiated through co-reflexivity. It explores this through two different projects, […]

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 […]

Embedding young children’s participation rights into research: How the interactive narrative approach enhances meaningful participation.

Mayne, F., & Howitt, C. (2019). Embedding young children’s participation rights into research: How the interactive narrative approach enhances meaningful participation. International Journal of Early Childhood, 51(3), pp. 335-353.  This research explored how young children’s research participation can be enhanced when an interactive narrative approach is embedded within research to enhance children’s consent to participation […]