Methodological and ethical issues in research with street children

Draws on research with Brazilian street children to present methodological and ethical challenges inherent in research with street children; provides suggestions for overcoming these challenges. Issues of concern include the following: definition and sampling, and lack of clarity in these areas; mea...

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Published inNew directions for child and adolescent development Vol. 1999; no. 85; pp. 59 - 70
Main Authors Hutz, Claudio S., Koller, Silvia H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germantown Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 1999
Subjects
Adolescent
Adolescents
Brazil
Challenge
Child
Child Development
Children
Definitions
Disadvantaged Youth
Ethics
Ethics, Professional
Female
Foreign Countries
Homeless People
Homeless Youth - psychology
Homelessness
Humans
Individual Development
Male
Measurement Problems
Methodological Problems
Objectives
Research Design
Research Ethics
Research Methodology
Research Problems
Research Subjects
Research Tools
Researcher Subject Relations
Researchers
Runaways
Sampling Studies
Street Children
Youth
Brazil
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Summary:Draws on research with Brazilian street children to present methodological and ethical challenges inherent in research with street children; provides suggestions for overcoming these challenges. Issues of concern include the following: definition and sampling, and lack of clarity in these areas; measurement aspects, including surveys, observations, and psychological assessments; approaching subjects; protecting research participants; and designing sound research. (LBT)
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ISSN:1520-3247
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DOI:10.1002/cd.23219998507