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				<p>The article outlines issues in the area of childhood studies and children’s rights that concern the participation of children and adolescents from the countries of the Global South in participatory research. The article presents the ethical aspects and methodo­logical dilemmas of such research, pertaining to engaging children and adolescents in research conducted by adults. Other issues addressed in the text refer to the child’s right to respect, the subjective treatment of children and adolescents (as respondents) as well as the limits of participatory involvement of children in the research process. The article also discusses the ethical dilemmas of research whose methodological approaches and concepts were designed in a different, distinct socio-cultural con­text and can interfere in the life and functioning of the community it is conducted in, including a negative influence on children’s social situation in the future.</p>
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The article outlines issues in the area of childhood studies and children’s rights that concern the participation of children and adolescents from the countries of the Global South in participatory research. The article presents the ethical aspects and methodo­logical dilemmas of such research, pertaining to engaging children and adolescents in research conducted by adults. Other issues addressed in the text refer to the child’s right to respect, the subjective treatment of children and adolescents (as respondents) as well as the limits of participatory involvement of children in the research process. The article also discusses the ethical dilemmas of research whose methodological approaches and concepts were designed in a different, distinct socio-cultural con­text and can interfere in the life and functioning of the community it is conducted in, including a negative influence on children’s social situation in the future.

The ethical dilemmas of research with children from the countries of the Global South. Whose participation?

Polish Journal of Educational  Studies

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The article outlines issues in the area of childhood studies and children’s rights that concern the participation of children and adolescents from the...

The ethical dilemmas of research with children from the countries of the Global South. Whose participation?

Published Online: Dec 31, 2018

Page range: 51 - 65

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/poljes-2018-0005

Keywords
research with children, childhood studies, children’s rights, participation, Global South

© 2019 Urszula Markowska-Manista, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The ethical dilemmas of research with children from the countries of the Global South. Whose participation?

Published Online: Dec 31, 2018

Page range: 51 - 65

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/poljes-2018-0005

Keywordsresearch with children, childhood studies, children’s rights, participation, Global South

© 2019 Urszula Markowska-Manista, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
research with children, childhood studies, children’s rights, participation, Global South