Long Shot but does anyone know anything about research ethcs?

[EccentricaGallumbits]

In particular having participants under ag 18?
I need some references but I can't find exactlywhat I need.

Any ideas?

what is it you are doing?

just horrible dissertation literature critique bollocks. but doing teenage pregnancy so participants are under 18 and very few papers say anything about using 'children' as participants.

you might some references in the listings of other resrach that has actually been done using under 18's
look at the NICE website and gov research pages on teenage pregnancies and under age sex etc ?
Barnardos?

tis all a big blank....

have one i can pad out a bit and can make a few more up by talking about vulnerability and informed consent and all that crap.
cheers though

i have taken this from my dissertation if it helps

"Before beginning my research project I ensured that my research would not cause any harm or suffering to any of the parties involved in the project and that permission was sought from the adults, the children and the parents of the children involved in the study. This is in line with the Nuremberg Code of 1949 as discussed by Greig and Taylor (1999) as I have ensured all participants? are voluntarily participating in the research and are able to withdraw at any time during the research process. "

Could also try the UNCRC for rights of the children, article 12 sets out that children havea right to be involved in research which concerns them

any help?

just what i need. thanks.

Check out the British Psychological Society's web pages, they've got loads on ethics, should have plenty or references there also on underage participants. Good luck with the write-up!

Probably not what you want if you're writing up now, but we have this book in our library which I know some people starting research projects have found useful.

Eccentrica- I think I have a fair bit of information about this. Let me know if you need anything else in addition to whats above

Have you looked at the bera guidelines?

They focus on educational research but most of the guidelines would be relevant to research with young participants

thanks.
just needed a bit of an overview really. am way over my word count so need to just drop in a mention of specific considerations within the whole ethics bit. will yell if i get stuck again.
really appreciate it.

You'll need to give more than a cursory couple of paragraphs on ethics if your research involves young people. In terms of literature, you should probably look beyond guidelines and procedure. You'll find loads of useful articles in the journals childhood and children & society. I teach ethics in research with children and young people as part of my job. You can CAT me if you want specific help or advice.

Your institution will have a research ethics board, and the main academic societies in your discipline should have ethics statements (mine does) -- you might try them.

I'm fairly sure that recent changes to legislation mean that researchers working with under 18s have to have CRB clearance (if you need it, your institution should pay for it).

Cat me if you like - I teach research and have a powerpoint on research ethics with children I can send you.