Founded on the premise that children and young people growing up in the 21st Century face many new and complex challenges, Rethinking Children and Research provides a powerful reappraisal of how research can best serve present and future generations.
The book is beautifully structured and accessible and explores how children have historically engaged in research. It analyses the power dynamics within research relationships and discusses some of the crucial ethical issues that often dominate research involving young people.
The author notes that up to a quarter of the world's children still live in poverty despite more than two decades passing since the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. She explores research from a children's rights perspective and asks the question: if adults are nearly always paid to participate in research, should children be treated any differently? Is refusing to compensate a child for their time a violation of their rights?
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