Ethics in research including young children: Views and experiences of researchers

Abstract

Involving young children in research is noteworthy since it ensures to understand their worldand values their existence through making experiences and views of children evident. Ethicalconsiderations in research including children have some core principles namely justice, beneficence andnon-maleficence, and respect. Through putting those principles and guides into the center, currentresearch made effort to determine views and experiences of researchers concerning the ethicalissues/dilemmas in research involving preschool aged children. 15 researchers who conducted at leastone study with preschool aged children were reached through criterion sampling. Findings revealedsome considerations in harms and benefits, informed consent, privacy, confidentiality and paymentrelated issues in the research including young children. Although the fact that all research shouldconsider ethical issues as a prerequisite for studying with human subjects, there should be some moreconsiderations to conduct research with young children.