Involving child and youth advisors in academic research about child participation: The Child and Youth Advisory Committees of the International and Canadian Child Rights Partnership
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- Opening up dialogue with children and youth can add to research and support participation.
- Young people’s advisory groups contribute a valuable ethical dimension to research practice.
- Institutional ethics requirements can create challenges for ethical practice with children and youth.
- Young people and adults may have differing expectations of the role and process of advisory groups.
- Virtual communications can facilitate dialogue, but have limitations in the Global South.