Whether it be action research or any other form of research it is crucial to take into consideration any ethical issues that may arise (Lodico, Spaulding, and Voegtle, 2010). One major reason to consider ethical issues is to protect children and also protect the researcher (Taylor, Bond, and Woods, 2013). The Nuremberg Code in 1949 which was created in the response to the Nazis’ research atrocities have influenced today’s research ethical codes (Robert-Holmes, 2014). Ethical issues include protecting the child’s privacy, confidentiality and vulnerability (NSPCC, 2017). Taylor, Bond and Woods (2013) mention that it is important that informed consent and assent must be gained from the children involved in the research before the research is
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Ending the topic of ethical issues, the early childhood research conducted in the United Kingdom (UK), refer to the codes of ethics from the following three groups the British Psychological Society, the British Sociological Society and the British Educational Research Association (Mukherji and Albon, …show more content…
The research focuses on the foundations for life, health and learning in the early years (Tickell, 2011). The report aimed to highlight the of impact of the EYFS on the learning and development of children and also the early year’s practitioners (Tickell, 2011). This review used several methods to gather its data one of the methods included was qualitative study of practitioners views and the experiences they have had of the EYFS (DfE, 2011). This was conducted in two phases the first included focus group discussions with seven different practitioner groups in each region. The second phase included individual interviews with forty-two practitioners after the preliminary examination of transcripts (DfE, 2011). Another method implemented was online surveys which were completed by parents and carers (DfE, 2011). In continuity, an exploratory study on the young children’s feelings towards the EYFS was conducted, children were encouraged to express what they liked doing and their experiences (DfE,
Ending the topic of ethical issues, the early childhood research conducted in the United Kingdom (UK), refer to the codes of ethics from the following three groups the British Psychological Society, the British Sociological Society and the British Educational Research Association (Mukherji and Albon, …show more content…
The research focuses on the foundations for life, health and learning in the early years (Tickell, 2011). The report aimed to highlight the of impact of the EYFS on the learning and development of children and also the early year’s practitioners (Tickell, 2011). This review used several methods to gather its data one of the methods included was qualitative study of practitioners views and the experiences they have had of the EYFS (DfE, 2011). This was conducted in two phases the first included focus group discussions with seven different practitioner groups in each region. The second phase included individual interviews with forty-two practitioners after the preliminary examination of transcripts (DfE, 2011). Another method implemented was online surveys which were completed by parents and carers (DfE, 2011). In continuity, an exploratory study on the young children’s feelings towards the EYFS was conducted, children were encouraged to express what they liked doing and their experiences (DfE,