Contrasting views of risk perception and influence of financial compensation between adolescent research participants and their parents.
Wiener, L., Viola, A., Wilfond, B., Wendler, D., & Grady, C. (2014). Contrasting views of risk perception and influence of financial compensation between adolescent research participants and their parents. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, 10(1), pp. 49-58. In this paper the researchers interviewed a sample of 177 adolescents and a parent. Discordance […]
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 […]
The co-productive imagination: A creative, speculative and eventful approach to co-producing research.
Duggan, J. (2021). The co-productive imagination: a creative, speculative and eventful approach to co-producing research. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 24(3), pp. 355-367. Abstract: This article explores the co-production of research as creative, speculative, and eventful rather than as research processes determined by equality, empowerment and social justice. There are persuasive critiques of participatory […]
‘To say no wasn’t something we could do’: Reflexive accounts and negotiations of the ethical practice of informed consent during the research process and beyond.
Sixtenssen, J. (2022). ‘To say no wasn’t something we could do’: Reflexive accounts and negotiations of the ethical practice of informed consent during the research process and beyond. In The Politics and Ethics of Representation in Qualitative Research: Addressing Moments of Discomfort. The Critical Methodologies Collective (Eds.). Routledge: Abigndon, UK. ISBN: 978-0-367-28103-8 (paperback); ISBN: 978-0-429-29967-4 […]
The mis/uses of ‘voice’ in (post)qualitative research with children and young people: Histories, politics and ethics.
Mayes, E. (2019). The mis/uses of ‘voice’ in (post)qualitative research with children and young people: Histories, politics and ethics. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 32(10), pp. 1191-1209. Abstract: This article extends recent attempts to think (post)qualitative research together with decolonial, postcolonial and other critiques – as a frictional, fraught encounter. I review how […]
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 […]
Addressing issues of consent and participation in research with young people. By Paulina Billett
The research project involved the exploration and mapping of the social capital of 50 young people aged between 14 and 18 years from a Shire in south-west of Sydney, Australia. This project was undertaken in partnership with a Community Links program. A key question addressed by the study was ‘What is youth social capital?’ A […]
Interviewing children on sensitive issues around violence: Do survey instruments and processes on violence against children provide adequate measures to protect children aged 13-17 years? By Mary Catherine Maternowska
You can download this ERIC case study as a pdf in English, français, español, 한국어, Türkçe and Bahasa Indonesia. Numerous countries are engaged in the development and implementation of a nationwide household survey intended to determine the levels of emotional, physical and sexual violence against children. These surveys are being conducted under the direction and […]
Ethical considerations when using incentives in youth research. By Kathryn Seymour
You can download this ERIC case study as a pdf in English, français, español, 한국어, Türkçe and Bahasa Indonesia. The Queensland Youth Development Research Project (YDRP) used questionnaires to explore the role of youth development programmes in the positive development of young people, aged 12-18 years. We were interested in gaining a better understanding about […]
