scholarly journals Research, relevance and respect: Co-creating a guide about involving young people in social research

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Hopkins ◽  
Cath Sinclair ◽  
Shawlands Academy Student Research Committee
Keyword(s):  
Informed Consent ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Youth Participation ◽  
Research Committee ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Participation In Research ◽  
Do So

Although children and young people in schools should be asked for their informed consent to participate in research, they rarely have a say in what research takes place in their school. We draw upon debates about youth participation in research to explore young people's preferences about their involvement in research and how they want to be treated by researchers. To do so, we reflect on the process of co-creating a guide for involving young people in social research with a Student Research Committee and their teacher; this involved group discussions, ranking exercises and other interactive sessions that generated ideas about the preferences of the young people about participating in research. Overall, the involvement of young people in all stages of the research process will enhance what they get out of participating and the extent to which they feel their voices have been heard.

scholarly journals The Potential of Digital Technologies for Transforming Informed Consent Practices with Children and Young People in Social Research

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 56-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Parsons
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Informed Consent ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Tablet Devices ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Support Autonomy

How children and young people understand and exercise their autonomy, engagement and decision-making is fundamental to learning how to become active and engaged citizens, and to be socially included. Digital technologies are increasingly an integral part of children’s everyday lives and, therefore, valuable tools for supporting social inclusion. This paper discusses how digital technologies might positively support autonomy, engagement and decision-making through the lens of informed consent practices within social research. Current research practices are dominated by paper-based methods for obtaining informed consent which could be exclusionary for children and young people generally, and children with additional learning and support needs in particular. Digital technologies (laptops, PCs, tablet devices, smartphones) offer the potential to support accessibility and understanding of ideas and activities, as well as engagement with and autonomy in decision-making and participation. This paper explores this potential as well as the challenges that researchers may face in this context.

scholarly journals Visual methods and voice in disabled childhoods research: troubling narrative authenticity

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice McLaughlin ◽  
Edmund Coleman-Fountain
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Photo Elicitation ◽  
Visual Methods ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Age Appropriate ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Do So

Visual methods are a popular way of engaging children and young people in research. Their growth comes out of a desire to make research practice more appropriate and meaningful to them. The auteur approach emphasises the need to explore with young participants why they produce the images they do, so that adult researchers do not impose their own readings. This article, while recognising the value of such visual techniques, argues that their benefit is not that they are more age appropriate, or that they are more authentic. Instead it lies in their capacity to display the social influences on how participants, of any age, represent themselves. The article does so through discussion of an Economic and Social Research Council research project, which made use of visual and other creative methods, undertaken in the UK with disabled young people. The research involved narrative and photo elicitation interviews, the production of photo journals, and creative practice workshops aimed at making representational artefacts. Through analysing the photography, the journals and interviews the article examines what it was research participants sought to capture and also what influenced the types of photographs they gathered and the type of person they wanted to represent. We argue that they aimed to counter negative representations of disability by presenting themselves as happy, active and independent, in doing so they drew from broader visual iconography that values certain kinds of disabled subject, while disvaluing others.

scholarly journals Negotiating the practicalities of informed consent in the field with children and young people: learning from social science researchers

2021 ◽  
pp. 174701612110149
Author(s):  
Gina Sherwood ◽  
Sarah Parsons
Keyword(s):  
Informed Consent ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Ethics Committees ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Institutional Ethics ◽  
Research With Children

The real-world navigation of ethics-in-practice versus the bureaucracy of institutional ethics remains challenging. This is especially true for research with children and young people who may be considered vulnerable by the policies and procedures of ethics committees but agentic by researchers. Greater transparency is needed about how this tension is navigated in practice to provide confidence and effective strategies for social researchers, including those new to the field, for negotiating informed consent. Twenty-three social science researchers with a range of experience were interviewed about their practices for gaining informed consent from children and young people in social research and the development of their ‘ethics in practice’ over time. Main themes focused on navigating ethics protocols within institutions, practices to prepare for data collection, and a critical evaluation of the resources that can be applied to gaining consent and managing relationships. A range of methods and concrete steps that address ethical challenges are outlined to illustrate what can be done in practice to achieve authentic consent and appropriate participation.

scholarly journals Informed Consent with Children and Young People in Social Research: Is There Scope for Innovation?

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Parsons ◽  
Gina Sherwood ◽  
Chris Abbott
Keyword(s):  
Informed Consent ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Children And Young People

scholarly journals Metodologia badań postaw politycznych młodzieży w świetle badań empirycznych

2021 ◽  
pp. 141-162
Author(s):  
Adam Kadziela
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
The Political ◽  
Electoral Participation ◽  
Research Project ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Scientific Purpose

The article complements the methodological discussions with issues related to the participation of young people in social research. The scientific purpose of the article is to analyze, indicate the features and stages of the research process, methods and scope of research in the context of available research on the political participation of young Poles. The subject of the analysis is also the research project “Determinants of the electoral participation of young Poles in 2019” carried out in September 2019.

Children and Young People’s Right to Participate: National and Local Youth Councils in Ireland

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Forde ◽  
Shirley Martin
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Youth Participation ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Active Citizenship ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Societal Impacts ◽  
The Republic

This article explores the impacts of participation in local and national child and youth councils in the Republic of Ireland. It is based on an original research study for which 300 young people were asked about their experience of participating in youth councils. The research indicates that while youth councils have succeeded in offering children and young people opportunities to acquire skills and to influence decision-making at the local level, the institutional and societal impacts of their participation are less apparent. The research provides evidence that youth participation impacts positively on young people’s active citizenship and on-going engagement with democratic institutions after their participatory experiences have ended. It also indicates a growing awareness and recognition of the role of children and young people in the community. The article concludes that participatory structures such as youth councils should be underpinned by statutory guidelines and legislation so that children and young people’s participation is meaningful and gains from their participation are not lost.

Participant Photography as a Research Tool: Ethical Issues and Practical Implementation

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 369-399
Author(s):  
Leeanne O’Hara ◽  
Kathryn Higgins
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Young People ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Participatory Methods ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Research Drug

Participatory methods for engaging children and young people in research are becoming more popular and innovative in social research. One example of this is the inclusion of participant photography. Drawing on an ethnographic study conducted in Northern Ireland, this article explores the application of participant photography to research drug use and antisocial behavior among youth. Findings highlight issues surrounding implementation when in the field, building on the existing knowledge base and focusing on recruitment, continuous engagement, image presentation, and analysis. This is followed by an overview of ethical considerations including specific issues relating to researcher and participant safety.

Analysis of Experts' and Trainers' Views on Cyberbullying

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Jäger ◽  
João Amado ◽  
Armanda Matos ◽  
Teresa Pessoa
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Delphi Method ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Training Manual ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Video Clips ◽  
Technical Developments ◽  
Online Focus Groups

AbstractPartners from nine European countries developed a cyberbullying training manual for the benefit of trainers working with parents, school staff and young people.1The development of the training manual built on a two-level qualitative research process that combined elements of the Delphi method and online focus groups. The two studies outlined in this article aimed to assess trainers' and experts' views on the problem of cyberbullying while also gathering insight in relation to their preferences in terms of a training manual. This article outlines the main outcomes of a content analysis of experts' and trainers' views. According to experts and trainers, the sources of cyberbullying were specifically related to new technical developments and new patterns of usage, a lack of media literacy and media education, and the lack of appropriate laws, control and reporting mechanisms. Approaches for tackling cyberbullying suggested by experts and trainers included the provision of enhanced information on ICT and e-safety, adequate rules, monitoring mechanisms and sanctions. Furthermore a range of approaches targeting children and young people, parents and other adults, schools as well as approaches run by authorities and IT providers were suggested. In terms of the elements and style of a training manual, experts and trainers emphasised that it should be practically oriented, and that elements like narratives, case examples or video clips would be vital for the implementation of training.

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