Amplifying Children’s Voices

Dr. Sarah Mead Jasperse and her team are studying key ethical practices within early childhood research. The end goal of this project is to establish evidence-based and government-sanctioned guidelines for researchers working with children.

PRACTICAL TUTORIAL

What is Research Assent?

Our experts share some basic notions of assent and why it is important

An array of resources

Our project will provide practical deliverables to parents, researchers, policy decision-makers and other stakeholders.

Deliverables

  • Check out our section of resources for parents with free materials to understand what you need to know about your child’s participation in a research study.

Publications

  • Are you an early childhood researcher? Join our community with access to research studies, slides, information sheets, and videotutorials on evidence-based practices when it comes to seeking assent from your study participants.

“Over half of behavioral scientists admit to having obtained assent from children in a way that they considered not meaningful.”

Dr. Sarah Mead Jasperse

Principal Investigator

Early childhood researchers engaged

Conference presentations

Countries surveyed

Peer-reviewed publications

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Latest Videos


Building a strong relationship with the child before the research activity.

Fun Breaks

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Fun breaks will support engagement throughout the research process.

Effective praising is a unique skill for the ECD researcher.

Meet the Team


Dr. Sarah Mead Jasperse

Dr. Michelle Kelly

Dr. Shannon Ward

Dr. Javier Virues-Ortega