Research Ethics and Digitising Early Childhood

Research ethics in childhood research

“…Parallel tensions arise around the use of visual methods, such as photographs and films, and the online platforms on which these are sometimes gathered. Visual data might identify children, in which case the broadly accepted practice is to anonymise for publication by blurring children’s faces and potentially any place-identifying features in the background (Dobson et al, 2021; Korkiamäki and Kaukko, 2023). Other visual data may or may not identify children, but may be produced by children and they may seek recognition for their contribution.…”