How can a researcher minimise causing harm when conducting interviews with particularly vulnerable children in longitudinal research?
Buchanan, D. (2024). How can a researcher minimise causing harm when conducting interviews with particularly vulnerable children in longitudinal research?. Children & Society, 38(2), pp. 349-364. Abstract: Using original data, this article explores the ethical issues that arose during a school ‘life histories’ study of ‘lower-attaining’ of 23 primary school pupils in England, from age […]
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, […]
Clarifying vulnerability: The case of children.
Hurst, S. (2015). Clarifying vulnerability: The case of children. Asian Bioethics Review, 7(2), pp. 126-138.
Participatory research: Working with vulnerable groups in research and practice.
Aldridge, J. (2015). Participatory research: Working with vulnerable groups in research and practice. Bristol: The Policy Press. ISBN: 9781447305644.
Intervention research with youths at elevated risk for suicide: Meeting the ethical and regulatory challenges of informed consent and assent.
King, C. A., & Kramer, A. C. (2008). Intervention research with youths at elevated risk for suicide: Meeting the ethical and regulatory challenges of informed consent and assent. Suicide and Life – Threatening Behaviour, 38(5). pp. 486 – 497.
Critical issues in social research: Power and prejudice.
Hood, S., Mayall, B., & Oliver, S. (1999). Critical issues in social research: Power and prejudice. Maidenhead: Open University Press. ISBN: 9-780-33520-1419
