"You child is just wonderful”: On ethics and access in research with children
(2013) In Journal of Comparative Social Work- Abstract
- 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... (More)
- 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. (Less)
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- author
- Eldén, Sara LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2013
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- children, ethics, research ethics, qualitative methods
- in
- Journal of Comparative Social Work
- issue
- 2
- publisher
- Universitetet i Nordland
- ISSN
- 0809-9936
- project
- Relationer kring omsorg bortom familjen (FAS 2010-0505)
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 53bf56aa-734e-4feb-91ff-011ce2107d63 (old id 4361868)
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- http://jcsw.no/?page=issueContent&issue=issue12§ion=articleContent&article=04
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- 2016-04-01 13:51:40
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