The ethics of participatory research with children

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ID14897169
AuthorsN P Thomas (0000-0002-5310-9144, University of Wales, corresponding author), Claire O'Kane, Claire O’Kane (Swansea University)
Year1998
Volume12
Issue5
Pages336-348
Publication date1998-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildren & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0951-0605 • E-ISSN: 1099-0860
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/(sici)1099-0860(199811)12:5<336::aid-chi145>3.0.co;2-9
OpenAlexW4234004169
LanguageEN
Citations received8

This paper argues that ethical problems in research involving direct contact with children can be overcome by using a participatory approach. A study of children's participation in decisions when they are looked after is described in terms of how a view of the ‘social child’ (James, 1995) shaped the approach to establishing contact with children, the choice of topics and methods of communication which were used, and the way in which children were given opportunities to interpret the data for themselves. The paper concludes with the suggestion that a participatory approach can also assist with reliability and validity.

Citizen journalism · Data reliability · Engineering ethics · Management science · Participatory action research · Political science · Reliability (semiconductor) · Sociology · Children's Rights and Participation · Computer Science · Engineering · Law · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology · Social Psychology

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