Research on children is important for the benefit of all children but must be conducted ethically.
When research is carried out on children, consent must be given. Consent can be given from people such as parents, school teachers, head teachers, school governers, and other similiars in the school sector.
Consent is normally only needed dependant on the age of the child. Therefore if the child is under the age of 18; consent is required. To get consent a researcher must explain their purpose and nature for their research. They should also assure that the childrens privacy will be kept just the same as an adults, let them opt out if they wish, and ensure enough information is given to the children and their guardian.
Morrow, V, (n.d.). Norms for conduct that distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable behaviour. Retrieved November 20, 2010 from http://www.ciimu.org/webs/wellchi/reports/workshop_1/w1_morrow.pdf
A REC will consider how the children are used within the study, how they are cared and protected during the study, protection once the study ends, how they are protected and the informws consent process. The REC will also want to know how the knowledge gained from the research is used and reported. This will then decide whether the research carried out is a benefit to the child.
McGrath, S, (2007) Ethics involving Children. Retrieved November 20, 2010, from http://www.qub.ac.uk/methics/McGrath.pdf
I think this is a good topic, i had a look at a few points about this and i think that it is important that
ReplyDelete- that children have full understanding about the research so they know what they are doing and can give informed consent.
- it is in the childrens best interests and that they have been given good advice.
-both parents if possible give consent, which then stops conflict