Ethical issues in conducting child development research in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Foxcroft, C.D. (2017). Ethical issues in conducting child development research in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Abubakar A., & van de Vijver F. (Eds.). Handbook of Applied Developmental Science in Sub-Saharan Africa. Springer: New York, NY. Print ISBN: 978-1-4939-7326-2; e-ISBN: 978-1-4939-7328-6. Abstract: While some of the ethical challenges experienced in Africa are common in child development research […]
Confessions of an inadequate researcher: Space and supervision in research with learning disabled children.
von Benzon, N. (2017). Confessions of an inadequate researcher: Space and supervision in research with learning disabled children. Social & Cultural Geography, 18(7), pp. 1039-1058. Abstract: Location is often at the fore of decision-making regarding fieldwork and choice of methods. However, little research has directly discussed the importance of the choice of site in the […]
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 […]
Ethical sensitivity in co-production: Openness and doubt when young women participate in research.
Groven, K. S., Svendby, E. B., & Rugseth, G. (2020). Ethical sensitivity in co-production: Openness and doubt when young women participate in research. Health Care for Women International, 41(4), pp. 445-460. This article reflects upon an ‘ethically-important’ or ‘ethically-charged’ moment that arose in an interview with an adolescent participant involved in an obesity-reduction program. It […]
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, […]
Responding to real world ethical challenges when conducting research with young children in Tanzania. By Kate McAlpine
You can download this ERIC case study as a pdf in English, français, español, 한국어, Türkçe and Bahasa Indonesia. This case study describes the ethical dilemmas faced in the conduct of a study that sought to answer the question “How do young Tanzanian children experience care?” The study explored the heterogeneous practices that are used […]
Using critically reflexive ethics in practice to address issues of representation in children’s rights-based research.
Gaches, S. (2020). Using critically reflexive ethics in practice to address issues of representation in children’s rights-based research. Global Studies of Childhood, 12(4), pp.374-386. This article reflects on the process of trying to put children’s rights into practice in research in early childhood. It documents the researcher’s extensive efforts to engage with critically reflexive ethics […]
Re-imagining research partnerships: Thinking through “co-research” and ethical practice with children and youth.
Collier, D. R. (2019). Re-imagining research partnerships: Thinking through “co-research” and ethical practice with children and youth. Studies in Social Justice, 13(1), pp. 40-58.
Ethical complexities in child co-research.
Spriggs, M., & Gillam, L. (2019). Ethical complexities in child co-research. Research Ethics, 15(1), pp.1-16.
Working the limits of “giving voice” to children: A critical conceptual review.
Facca, D., Gladstone, B., & Teachman, G. (2020). Working the limits of “giving voice” to children: A critical conceptual review. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 19.