Ethical considerations and dilemmas for the researcher and for families in home-based research: A case for situated ethics.
Palaiologou, I., & Brown, A. (2023). Ethical considerations and dilemmas for the researcher and for families in home-based research: A case for situated ethics. Research Ethics, 19(4), pp.519-535. Abstract: When researching with or about families in home-based research, there are numerous unexpected ethical issues that can emerge, particularly in qualitative research. This paper is based […]
Researcher positionality in eliciting young children’s perspectives.
Patton, K. & Winter, K. (2023). Researcher positionality in eliciting young children’s perspectives, Journal of Early Childhood Research, 21(3), pp. 303-313. Abstract: Research that uses innovative approaches to elicit the views of young children has grown hugely over the last 20 years. Against a backdrop of a greater acceptance of children’s rights and sociological approaches to […]
Reimagining the researcher-participant ethics relationship: A participant-centred, values-based ethics approach in comparative and international education.
Oyinloye, B. (2024). Reimagining the researcher-participant ethics relationship: A participant-centred, values-based ethics approach in comparative and international education. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 24(4), pp. 646-660. Abstract: This paper advocates for a deeper engagement with ethics (including ethical values, virtues, worldviews, knowledge, perspectives, traditions, norms, epistemologies, etc.) to complement institutional and disciplinary […]
The role of positionality in research ‘gone wrong’: Critical reflections on research involving young people.
Wilkinson, S., & Wilkinson, C. (2024). The role of positionality in research ‘gone wrong’: Critical reflections on research involving young people. Children’s Geographies, 22(2), pp. 234-240. Abstract: In this Viewpoint, we consider the importance of positionality in research ‘gone wrong’. We focus on the intersections of age, gender and appearance. Reflecting on two doctoral research […]
From extractivist practices and the child-as-data to an ethics of reciprocity and mutuality in empirical childhood research.
Spyrou, S. (2024). From extractivist practices and the child-as-data to an ethics of reciprocity and mutuality in empirical childhood research. Childhood, 31(1), pp.3-12. Extract from the Editorial: “The increased datafication of childhood is quite evident. And so is a vision of the child-as-data—as a reservoir of information, an extractable resource for commercial and other use—in […]
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, […]
Reimagining institutional ethics procedures in research partnerships with young people across Majority/Minority World contexts.
Powell, M. A., Krishnamurthy, S., Chan, L., Tisdall, E. K. M., Rizzini, I., & Nuggehalli, R. K. (2023). Reimagining institutional ethics procedures in research partnerships with young people across Majority/Minority World contexts. Children’s Geographies, Published Online Ahead of Print, pp.1-15. Abstract: While institutional ethics are crucial, their application on the ground often creates tensions with […]
Procedural ethics vs being ethical: A critical appraisal.
Shiraani, F., Shaheer, I., & Carr, N. (2022). Procedural ethics vs being ethical: A critical appraisal. In Okumus, F., Rasoolimanesh, S.M., & Jahani, S. (Eds.), Contemporary Research Methods in Hospitality and Tourism (pp.21-37). Emerald Publishing Limited: Bingley, UK. ISBN: 978-1-80117-547-0, eISBN: 978-1-80117-546-3. Abstract: Tourism researchers, like those in other fields, are subject to multiple ethical […]
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 […]
‘Your life looks like a fairytale’ : Challenges in building rapport with children and youth in contexts of protracted conflict. By Cadhla Fiona o’Sullivan
You can download this case study as a pdf here. My PhD research, titled ‘Artisans of Peace’, was conducted in the post conflict environment of Bogotá, Colombia. It consisted of an Arts based intervention with children and youth (ages 6-18) across 3 municipalities of Bogotá. The study adopted an ethnographic approach to the fieldwork, over […]
