(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2021)
Capaldi, Mark P.
In 2020, a special collection of articles was published in the International
Journal of Qualitative Methods (IJQM) under the title Constructions of
“Children’s Voices” in Qualitative Research. The collection was timely as,
with the onset of the global pandemic, the ways that children have been
involved in data collection have highlighted the varied vulnerabilities and
ethical dilemmas that some groups of children can face when participating
in research. However, the need for child-centred research approaches is
not new. ‘Giving a voice’ to vulnerable and excluded children has long
been accepted as an important basis for a more accurate and nuanced
understanding of children’s experiences, and for a less ‘top down’ approach
to protection, welfare policies and programmes.
