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‘Why haven’t I got one of those?’ A consideration regarding the need to protect non-participant children in early years research

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.

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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, T.
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:
10.1080/1350293X.2018.1556530
ISSN:
1350-293X
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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