The ethics of participatory research with children
Recorded: July 2016
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Contributors
Author: Nigel Thomas and Clare O’Kane
Publisher: Children and Society
Date: 1998
Geographic Coverage: International
Type of Resource: Ethics
Sector/setting: Unknown
Vulnerable groups: Children General
Developed with children and young people? Yes
Type of participation: Documenting participation
Availability: Restricted Access
Keywords: Best Interest, Committee on the Rights of the Child, General Comment
Introduction
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 thes uggestion that a participatory approach can also assist with reliability and validity.