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Rights-based research with children

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Rights-based programming should be based on information gathered from rights-based research. In the case of children, rights-based programming takes into account some of the differences between children and adults that affect not only their rights in general but also their rights in research processes.

 

Children are not “objects of concern” but subjects of human rights. Research needs to take the whole lives of children into account, and use methods that help children to express their ideas and make sure that they do not suffer any harm as a result of participating in research.

 

Child-centred research and programming are not about working only with children and ignoring adults. They mean putting children into the picture.

 

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What Children Say: Results of comparative research on the physical and emotional punishment of children in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
Harriot Beazley, Sharon Bessell, Judith Ennew
and Roxana Waterson, 2005
This research records what 3,322 children from eight countries in the Southeast Asia and the Pacific region told researchers about everyday, common violence - both physical and emotional - used as punishment against them. It used a systematic, scientific approach, which sought information about children’s knowledge, experiences and views, using appropriate methods through which they could express themselves easily and without being harmed.

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