Ethics

Ethical conduct of research is a critical component of study methodology, especially when working with young adolescents. The Johns Hopkins Coordinating Center provides in-depth ethical training to each of its site partners and has made this training available as part of its training suite. Additionally, in partnership with Save the Children, the GEAS conducted a scan of ethical standards followed by NGOs and donor organizations to understand the ethical issues faced by providers as well as researchers working with adolescents.

For more information please contact: geastudy@jhu.edu

Ethics Training Manual Ethics WebinaR

Ethics in Research and Programming with Very Young Adolescents

Research with VYAs tends to be ethically tenuous for a number of reasons. Although numerous case studies exist, clear guidelines for research and programming with VYAs do not exist. 

By the end of this module you should be able to…

• Understand the role of consent and assent in the context of working with VYAs
• Understand the role of abuse protocols
• Describe the unique ethical challenges in working with VYAs

This section provides an overview of ethical practice working with VYA’s. Since there are large gaps in our understanding of ethics working with this important population, we will be updating this list soon with novel resources.

For more information on this subject, visit www.childethics.com 

Ethics in Research and Programming with VYAs

1. Principles of Research Ethics
2. Consent and Assent
3. Distress and Abuse Protocols
4. Ethics Webinar
5. Research Ethics Field-Guide

Other Resources

1. UNICEF Innocenti Center
2. Young Lives Study
3. World Health Organization