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SAGE PUBLISHING The Ethics Of Research With Children And Young People 2011 Edition by Alderson
Ethical questions are at the centre of research with children and young people. This clear and practical text informs students and researchers about the relevant laws and guidelines and current debates in research ethics. Priscilla Alderson and Virginia Morrow cover ethics at every stage of research, and with all kinds of young research participants, particularly those who are vulnerable or neglected. They break down the process of research into ten stages, each with its own set of related questions and problems, and they show how these need to be addressed. This practical book is essential reading for anyone who conducts or reviews research with children or young people.Priscilla Alderson is Emerita Professor of Childhood Studies at the Institute of Education University of London.Virginia Morrow is Senior Research Officer in the Department of International Development, University of Oxford. IntroductionDefining Some Terms Research Ethics The Purpose of This Book: Starting from Uncertainty and the Question Format Researchers as Insiders or Outsiders The Contents of This Book PART ONE: THE PLANNING STAGES Planning the Research: Purpose and MethodsTwo Basic Questions Questions about Purpose and MethodsIs the Research Worth Doing?Do Theories Matter? Do Viewpoints Matter?Do Methods Matter?Three Phases in Growing Awareness of Research EthicsThree Ethics Frameworks for Assessing ResearchUncertainty - The Basis of Ethical ResearchSummary of QuestionsAssessing Harms and BenefitsHarmsBenefitsRisk, Cost, Harm and Benefit AssessmentsConfusion in Risk-Benefit AssessmentsRisk of Distress or HumiliationSummary of QuestionsRespect for Rights: Privacy and ConfidentialityLegal Rights to ConfidentialityOpt-in or Opt-out AccessPractical RespectPrivacy RightsData Protection Act 1998Confidentiality or Acknowledgement?Intimacy between Strangers: Research InterviewsEthics and the InternetRespecting Local ValuesPrivacy and Encouraging Freely Given Responses in Face-to-Face ContactDoes Traditional Ethics Cover Modern Research Experiences and Relationships?Summary of QuestionsDesigning Research: Selection and Participation Framing the Topics and Extent of the ResearchCombining Respect, Inclusion and ProtectionDoes Traditional Ethics Cover Social Exclusion?Images and SymbolsBeyond Inclusion to Participation: Children and Young People as ResearchersUN-Related Work With Young PeopleRespecting Young Researchers' Own QualitiesSummary Of QuestionsMoney Matters: Contracts, Funding Research and Paying ParticipantsPlanning, Budgeting and Research AgendasEthics and Funding SourcesCarbon CostsEthics and ContractsFreedom to PublishPaying Young Researchers and Participants Payments in ContextSummary of QuestionsReviewing Aims and Methods: Ethics Guidance and CommitteesReview and Revision of Research Aims and MethodsDoes Social Research Need Research Ethics Committees? Recent Experiences with Research Ethics CommitteesInternational StandardsA National Social Research Ethics Forum?Summary of QuestionsPART TWO: THE DATA COLLECTING STAGEInformationSpoken and Written InformationResearch Information LeafletsLeaflet LayoutExamples of Research Information LeafletsLeaflets in Other LanguagesInformation in Semi-Literate SocietiesRelevant Research?Two-Way Information Exchanged Throughout the Research StudySummary of QuestionsConsentConsent and RightsThe Meaning of ConsentConsent to Open-Ended ResearchAssent Consent and the LawConsent by and for Children and Young PeopleDouble StandardsComplications in Parental ConsentDefining and Assessing Competence to ConsentLevels of Involvement in Decision MakingRespecting Consent and RefusalConsent to Longitudinal ResearchConsent and Secondary Data AnalysisInternational Standards of ConsentResearch and International ContextsWhy Respect Children's Consent?General Questions about Children's ConsentSummary of QuestionsPART THREE: THE WRITING, REPORTING AND FOLLOW-UP STAGESDisseminating and Implementing the Findings Involving Children in Data Analysis Dissemination: Getting to the Heart of Debate and ChangeDissemination and Implementation: Children, Young People and Adults Working Together for ChangeProblems with DisseminationCreative Ways Round the ProblemsDissemination and the News MediaCritical Readers and ViewersUnderlying Attitudes to Children and The 3 PsSummary of QuestionsThe Impact on Children What Collective Impact Can Research Have on Children and Young People?Reviewing the Impact of Research on ChildrenPositive Images Summary of QuestionsConclusionWays Forward for Individuals and TeamsQuestions that Cannot be Solved by Individuals AloneThe Need for Social Research Ethics AuthoritiesSummary of National PolicyIs the Research Worth Doing?And FinallyReferences And Index