Quinones, G., Rutanen, N., & Revilla, Y. L. (2023). A cultural-historical exploration of relational ethics in research involving children. Learning, Culture and Social Interaction, 42, Art No: 100756. Abstract: Participatory studies involving children are a growing topic of debate concerning research on early childhood education and care (ECEC). Developments in ethnographic methods and the use of video recordings to collect data have raised new challenges for researchers who study children regarding such issues as formal procedures for informed consent and obtaining children’s assent to re ..read more

Jia, A.C., Cooper, M., & Gould, K. (2023). Relational ethics-in-action: Learning from naturalistic video observations of infants, toddlers, and their teachers. The First Years, Ngā Tau Tuatara: New Zealand Journal of Infant and Toddler Education, 25(1), pp.32-36. Abstract: In the context of researching the real lives of infants, toddlers, and their teachers in early childhood education, the role of ethics goes beyond being an institutional requirement to being the key to ensuring integrity of the research, the researcher, and respect and care for the research participants. Written from the ..read more

You can download this case study as a pdf here. When children participate in research, particularly research conducted with or by children, a key goal is to authentically represent their viewpoints. Striving for authentic representation involves being critical and reflexive of power dynamics and adultism across content, methodology and ethics (Alderson & Morrow, 2020; Graham et al., 2013; Shier, 2019). Beyond pre-planned decisions, in-situ ethical challenges inevitably arise and require prompt attention. Sometimes, these ad hoc actions or decisions lead to situations or interactions that m ..read more

Oyinloye, B. (2022). Reimagining the researcher-participant ethics relationship: A participant-centred, values-based ethics approach in comparative and international education. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, Published Online Ahead of Print, pp. 1-15. Abstract: This paper advocates for a deeper engagement with ethics (including ethical values, virtues, worldviews, knowledge, perspectives, traditions, norms, epistemologies, etc.) to complement institutional and disciplinary processes. It argues for a need to broaden reflexivity beyond solely that of the researcher ..read more

Billett, P., Hart, M., & Martin, D. (Eds.). (2020) Complexities of Researching with Young People: Youth, Young Adulthood and Society. Routledge: Oxon. ISBN: 978-1-138-38861-1; e-book ISBN: 978-0-429-42448-9. Book Description: Currently, most books on youth research available on the market focus on ‘how to’ conduct youth research or the research process itself. This edited collection proposes to take this process a step further and discuss the complexities of youth research from a practical and theoretical context. In total, five themes are examined – conceptualising young people, ethics an ..read more

Tucker, L. A., & Govender, K. (2017). Ethical considerations for research involving boys diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Early Child Development and Care, 187(7), pp. 1147-1156. Abstract: The ‘new sociology of childhood’ has activated a growing interest in children as social actors and their level of involvement in activities that affect their lives. In the field of research, debate is underway regarding the consent processes and methodological activities that support child participation. This paper highlights methodological and ethical considerations that emerged ..read more

Mhic Mhathúna, M., & Hayes, N. (2021). Ethical issues in research with young children in early second language education. In: Schwartz, M. (Ed.). Handbook of Early Language Education. Springer International Handbooks of Education (pp. 1-28). Springer: Cham. ISBN: 978-3-030-47073-9; e-book ISBN: 978-3-030-47073-9. Abstract: There is a growing field of second language research in early childhood education and a corresponding need to consider the ethical questions that arise in conducting research with young second language children in a variety of contexts. These contexts include children le ..read more

Wood, E. (2015). Ethics, voices and visual methods. In Stirling, E. & Yamada-Rice, D. (Eds.). Visual Methods with Children and Young People. Studies in Childhood and Youth. (pp.129_139). Palgrave Macmillan: London. ISBN: 978-1-137-40228-8; e-book ISBN: 978-1-137-40229-5. Abstract: The inextricable relationship between research ethics and visual methods is clearly defined throughout this book, and is demonstrated in Chapter 10 (Emese Hall) and Chapter 11 (Melanie Hall, Kate Pahl and Steve Pool). This relationship has been forged across a number of social sciences disciplines, including Soci ..read more

Pavarini, G., Smith, L.M., Shaughnessy, N., Mankee-Williams, A., Thirumalai, R.K., Russell, N., & Bhui, K. (2021). Ethical issues in participatory arts methods for young people with adverse childhood experiences. Health Expectations, 24, pp. 1557-1569. Drawing on clinical and research experience, the authors share a typology and guidance around the handling ethical dilemmas that arise during participatory arts-based methods in research involving children. This is an Open Access article the full paper is available to read and download via the Publisher’s Link below. Publisher’s Link The po ..read more

Mitchell, C., Yamile, N., D’Amico, M., Linds, W., & Denov, M. (2023). On the ethics of getting the word out: Rural girls reflect on ownership in participatory visual research in rural South Africa. YOUNG, 31(3), pp. 250-267. Abstract: Despite the growing body of literature dedicated to ethical and methodological issues related to youth engagement and youth participation in arts-based research, the ethics of ownership in relation to the production and sharing of visual artefacts remains an understudied area. This work is particularly critical in the context of war-affected youth, and youth ..read more