Richardson, T. (2018) ‘Why haven’t I got one of those?’ A consideration regarding the need to protect non-participant children in early years research. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. 27(1), pp. 5-14. 1350-293X.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Abstract: | It is widely documented that young children participating in research should be protected from harm and that ethical considerations should be applied throughout a research project. What this paper strives to assert, however, is that protecting these participants is insufficient. A research project into children’s speech and language development, using audio–-visual methods, highlighted that children who are non-participants, those on the periphery of research, can also be affected by the research process. It is acknowledged throughout this paper that although ethical procedures were adhered to whilst undertaking a specific research project, this was insufficient. It is therefore argued that all children within a research environment, whether participatory or not, should be given equal consideration with regards to ethical protection when undertaking research. It is asserted that ‘“why haven’t I got one of those’”, or the equivalent, is a phrase to be avoided at all costs when undertaking research with children. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Ethics, early childhood, non-participant, maleficence, audio–visual methods |
| Creators: | Richardson, Tanya |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: | Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > Early Years |
| Date: | 10 December 2018 |
| Date Type: | Publication |
| Page Range: | pp. 5-14 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | European Early Childhood Education Research Journal |
| Volume: | 27 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Number of Pages: | 10 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1080/1350293X.2018.1556530 |
| ISSN: | 1350-293X |
| Status: | Published / Disseminated |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/12720 |
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