Ethical Issues in Participatory Research with Children and Young People

2017 ◽  
pp. 37-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tineke Water
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Research With Children

scholarly journals Research ethics in practice: challenges of using digital technology to embed the voices of children and young people within programs for fathers who use domestic violence

2020 ◽  
pp. 174701612093632
Author(s):  
Katie Lamb ◽  
Cathy Humphreys ◽  
Kelsey Hegarty
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Young People ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Visual Research Methods ◽  
Research With Children ◽  
Safety Considerations

There has been growing enthusiasm amongst those who undertake research with children, for the development of participatory and visual research methods. The greater availability and affordability of digital technology (such as digital cameras, tablets and smart phones) has meant that there has been greater scope for digital technology to support participatory research methods, or augment more traditional qualitative research methods. While digital technology provides new opportunities for qualitative researchers, they also come with a series of challenges – some of which have been grappled with by those using more traditional research methods but also some which are new. Our study was undertaken in Victoria, Australia, and used a combination of interviews, focus groups and digital storytelling to bring together two strands of work which have historically occurred separately: work with children experiencing domestic violence and programs for men who use domestic violence. While digital storytelling proved to be an effective method of engaging children and young people in the research, a range of challenging ethical issues emerged. Some of these issues were considered as part of the formal ‘procedural ethics’ process, but additional and more challenging issues relating to anonymity and the complex safety considerations of using of the children’s digital stories within programs for men who use violence and dissemination emerged in practice. It is hoped that sharing our experiences and decision-making will contribute to the knowledge base for others considering engaging in sensitive research using digital technology.

Ethical issues in research with children and young people

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 38-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin E Matutina ◽  
C Manigaud after E Hamman
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Research With Children

Methodological and ethical issues arising in carrying out research with children and young people

2014 ◽  
pp. 316-346
Author(s):  
Sinéad Hanafin ◽  
Anne Marie Brooks ◽  
Gillian Roche ◽  
Bairbre Meaney
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Research With Children

scholarly journals Excursions as corporate agents: A critical realist account of children’s agency

Childhood ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 414-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cath Larkins
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Critical Realism ◽  
Collective Agency ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Critical Realist ◽  
Research With Children ◽  
Children’S Agency ◽  
Children And Childhood

Recent theorising of children’s agency has focused on relational approaches. Critical realism can provide additional theoretical reinforcement as it demands a focus on relatively enduring patterns of disadvantage and potential powers. Participatory research with children and young people confirms the relevance of Archer’s conception of influence achieved by Selves, Social Actors, and Primary and Corporate Agents. In moments, children within organised collectivities set agendas and shape some circumstances that affect others. When modified by generation-sensitive insights, Archer’s framework may provide understandings of children’s individual and collective agency. These insights might also strengthen critical realist understandings of children and childhood.

Reflexivity and ethical mindfulness in participatory research with children: What does it really look like?

Childhood ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 400-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonia Canosa ◽  
Anne Graham ◽  
Erica Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Ethical Responsibility ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Relational Approach ◽  
Research With Children

This article draws attention to the ethical nuances of conducting participatory research with children and young people growing up in a popular tourist destination in Australia. It responds to calls for more reflexively oriented approaches to documenting the ethical dimensions of qualitative research, particularly with children. Prolonged engagement in the field facilitated a deeper understanding of young people’s lived experiences and the challenges they face in negotiating identity, belonging and connection with community. Findings reveal there are a number of important benefits when actively involving young people in research. With the democratisation of the research process, however, comes an increased ethical responsibility which requires a reflexive and relational approach if meaningful and inclusive participation is to be achieved.

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