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

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ID13054891
AuthorsParson (0000-0002-2542-4745, University of Southampton, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume3
Issue6
Pages56-68
Publication date2015-12-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Inclusion (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2183-2803 • E-ISSN: 2183-2803
PublisherCogitatio (PUBLISHER • PT)
DOI10.17645/si.v3i6.400
OpenAlexW2205091466
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited24

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

Autonomy · Context (archaeology · Engineering ethics · Face (sociological concept · Inclusion (mineral · Informed consent · Internet privacy · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Child Development and Digital Technology · Children's Rights and Participation · Computer Science · Engineering · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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