"You child is just wonderful”: On ethics and access in research with children
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Summary, in English
This article discuss the consequences of the ambiguous view of children in the ethical guidelines – the ambitions to “give voice” while also “protect” – with a point of departure taken in the Swedish context, and in an actual research process of a project on children and care. It shows how the regulation of informed consent through the parent compromises the ideals of child-centred research; firstly, by limiting the child’s possibility to opt in to research; secondly, by affecting the relationship between researcher, child and parent in the research encounter; and thirdly, by jeopardizing the child’s right to confidentiality. The author argues that we should view not only the child’s but also the adult’s consent as a “continuous negotiation” and discusses strategies for strengthening the child’s right to opt in and participate in research on equal terms.
Department/s
Publishing year
2013
Language
English
Publication/Series
Journal of Comparative Social Work
Issue
2
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Universitetet i Nordland
Topic
- Sociology
Keywords
- children
- ethics
- research ethics
- qualitative methods
Status
Published
Project
- Relationer kring omsorg bortom familjen (FAS 2010-0505)
Research group
- Critical Perspectives in Sociology / Kritiska Studier i Sociologi
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0809-9936