Negotiating youth-centred research: Ethical reflections on research with young people in rural and urban spaces in Nigeria.
Uzuegbunam, C. E. (2021). Negotiating youth-centred research: Ethical reflections on research with young people in rural and urban spaces in Nigeria. In Spencer, G. (Ed.). Ethics and integrity in research with children and young people. (pp. 43-55). Emerald Publishing Limited. This chapter reflects on ethical issues in undertaking research with young people on digital lifeworlds […]
Parental waivers to enable adolescent participation in certain forms of health research: lessons from a South African case study.
Strode, A., & Essack, Z. (2022). Parental waivers to enable adolescent participation in certain forms of health research: lessons from a South African case study. BMC Medical Ethics, 23(1), Article No: 98. In this article the authors consider waivers for parental consent in health research with adolescents. Taking the South African context as an example […]
Adolescent capacity to consent to participate in research: A review and analysis informed by law, human rights, ethics, and developmental science.
Mathews, B. (2023). Adolescent capacity to consent to participate in research: A review and analysis informed by law, human rights, ethics, and developmental science. Laws, 12(1), pp.1-49. This is an open-access article. Abstract reproduced below: Abstract: Contemporary societies pose major challenges for adolescents and it is essential to conduct research with them to understand their […]
Young people’s engagement in online research: Challenges and lessons from conducting focus groups with young people online.
Smith, K.A., Huebner, C., Loughran, T., Eichhorn, J., & Mycock, A. (2024). Young people’s engagement in online research: Challenges and lessons from conducting focus groups with young people online. Journal of Youth Studies, Published Online Ahead of Print. This article explores issues of participation and representation when undertaking research focus groups with adolescents online. It […]
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 […]
Conducting research on nonsuicidal self-injury in schools: Ethical considerations and recommendations.
Hasking, P. A., Lewis, S. P., Robinson, K., Heath, N. L., & Wilson, M. S. (2019). Conducting research on nonsuicidal self-injury in schools: Ethical considerations and recommendations. School Psychology International, 40(3), pp. 217-234. This article addresses six key ethical concerns associated with researching non-suicidal self-injury in schools. It offers recommendations to assist researchers, ethics committees […]
Does the risk outweigh the benefits? Adolescent responses to completing health surveys.
Shaw, T., Runions, K. C., Johnston, R. S., & Cross, D. (2018). Does the risk outweigh the benefits? Adolescent responses to completing health surveys. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 28(2), pp. 412-426. This paper shares adolescents experiences of completing research surveys in the school setting on several potentially distress-evoking topics. Please view the full abstract […]
Peer research and young people in and leaving out-of-home care. By Clare Lushey and Emily R. Munro
You can download this ERIC case study as a pdf in English, français, español, 한국어, Türkçe and Bahasa Indonesia. Care Matters: Time for Change (Department for Education and Skills, 2007) identified the importance of narrowing the gap in attainment between children in and leaving out-of-home care and their peers in the general population. Right2BCared4 was […]