Published March 2021

This pack is designed to help researchers and practitioners go beyond treating children simply as subjects and, instead, work with them as partners and rights holders. Children’s participation in research is about fulfilling children’s rights and meeting our human rights obligations. It can also lead to breakthroughs in prevention approaches and response mechanisms, as well as a reduction in violence against children. Taken together, these materials will help you to overcome the challenges and barriers to children’s participation in research. They cover all aspects of the research process, from design, to execution, distribution and advocacy. This guide is, we believe, the first of its kind. It includes research, tips from experts, and case studies, including information on how to manage the unique ethical challenges of working with children in this way. It is structured as 10 sections, covering different aspects of the research process. You can read it end-to-end, or jump right to where you need to go. Each section begins with key learning points and features reflection exercises – so be sure to make notes as you go and discuss how to apply what you are learning with your colleagues. All of the resources featured in the pack are open access, to make it as usable as possible. Some premium products and publications are included in the ‘Resources by Theme’ listed at the end. As far as possible, we want researchers of all ages and from all contexts to find the tools featured in this pack accessible and easy to use. This means that we have tried to use simple language and a user-friendly format. (From the document). Record #7227