The Ethics of Research with Children and Young People: A Practical Handbook

By Virginia Morrow and Priscilla Alderson

Book Overview

Ethical issues are a crucial consideration when researchers are working with children and young people. This clear and practical text informs students and researchers about all the relevant laws and guidelines that apply when they are conducting research with children and young people.

The Ethics of Research with Children and Young People cover ethics at every stage of research, and with all kinds of research participants, particularly focusing on those who are vulnerable or neglected. The authors break down the process of researching with children and young people into ten stages, each with its own set of related questions and problems, to help the reader understand the ethical issues which they need to address at each stage of their research.

This is an accessible, practical and passionate book and will be essential reading for anyone looking to conduct research with children or young people.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857021370
• ISBN13: 9780857021373
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.8" x 9.4"