From the ground up: young research advisors’ perspectives on relationships between participation and protection
| Published date | 05 September 2019 |
| Date | 05 September 2019 |
| Pages | 228-234 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/JCS-07-2019-0037 |
| Author | C.J. Hamilton,Abbie Rodgers,Keeley Howard,Camille Warrington |
| Subject Matter | Health & social care,Vulnerable groups,Children's services,Sociology,Sociology of the family,Children/youth,Parents,Education,Early childhood education,Home culture,Social/physical development |
From the ground up: young research
advisors’perspectives on relationships
between participation and protection
C.J. Hamilton, Abbie Rodgers, Keeley Howard and Camille Warrington
Abstract
Purpose –This contribution is co-authored by three members of the Young Researchers’Advisory
Panel (YRAP) at the Inter national Centre: Researching chil d sexual exploitation, violence an d trafficking (IC)
at the University of Bedfordshire, and supported by an academic researcher (Camille). The purpose
of this paper is to reflect th e group’s discussions about the relationship between children’s participation
and protection, considered within the context of the group’s role and work.
Design/methodology/approach –A collaborative reflection piece co-produced through discussions
between young research advisors and academic colleagues.
Findings –This paper shows the young researchers’perspectives on the relationship between and
interdependencies of child protection and child participation.
Originality/value –A unique contribution capturing children and young people’s perspectives on the
journal’s theme and other contributions to it.
Keywords Co-production, Ethics, Child protection, Child sexual exploitation, Peer research,
Child participation
Paper type Viewpoint
This contribution is co-authored by three members of the Young Researchers’Advisory
Panel (YRAP) at the International Centre: Researching child sexual exploitation, violence and
trafficking (IC) at the University of Bedfordshire, and supported by an academic researcher
(Camille). As with the UCan’s paper (2019, this volume), this contribution starts by explaining
the role and work of the group before reflecting on the group’s discussions and contr ibutions
about the relation ship between child ren’s participati on and protection. The first discussio n
took place in a face to face meeting with two YRAP members and Camille. The second took
place as part of an online meeting where details of the discussion were shared with a third
member who added the ir reflections. In addition me mbers shared additional th oughts in writing
following these meetings.
Camille transcri bed notes of the discu ssions and shared th em with those present so we
could think further t ogether about whether we were happy for them to be pres ented in this way.
The group considere d whether sharing thi s information (some p ersonal) was a good cho ice
for everyone now and i n the longer term; and whe ther it properly cap tured the key points
we want to share. A decis ion was made to acknowle dge people’s contrib utions as named
authors but leave specific attributions purposefully ambiguous (hence cited as young
researcher 1; 2 etc.).
The text below represents the outcomes from these discussions. YRAP comments are followed
with some of Camille’s reflections on how these ideas link to some of the wider literature in this
field including within this journal.
Received 19 July 2019
Revised 19 July 2019
Accepted 22 July 2019
C.J. Hamilton, Abbie Rodgers
and Keeley Howard are all
based at University of
Bedfordshire, Luton, UK.
Camille Warrington is based at
IASR, University of
Bedfordshire, Luton, UK.
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VOL. 14 NO. 3 2019, pp. 228-234, © Emerald Publishing Limited, ISSN 1746-6660 DOI 10.1108/JCS-07-2019-0037
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