5 - Concerns about Child Subject Research in Botswana: A Call for Estab lishing Struc tures and Guide lines that Protect Children
Corresponding Author(s) : Tapologo Maundeni
African Sociological Review,
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2005): African Sociological Review
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- Backett, K. and Alexander, H., 1991, ‘Talking to Young Children about Health: Methods and Findings’, Health Education Journal, 50, 34-38.
- Botswana Ministry of Local Government & UNICEF, 2003, ‘Situ ation analysis on Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Insti tution and community responses to orphans and vulnerable children in Botswana’, Francistown, Botswana: Social Welfare & Devel opment Services.
- Brown, F. A., 1977, Social ization of Children into Compliance Systems in Botswana, Doctoral Thesis, Michigan State University, East Lansing.
- Cavet, J., 1996, Personal Commu nication, University of Staffordshire. Corsaro, W. A., 1985, Friendship and Peer Culture in the Early Years, New Jersey, Ablex Publishing Corpo ration.
- Curray, S. and Russ, S., 1985, ‘Iden tifying Coping Strat egies in Children’, Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 14, 61-69.
- Damon, W., 1977, The Social World of the Child, San Francisco, Jossey-Bass.
- Davis, J. M., 1998, ‘Under standing the Meanings of Children: A Reflexive Process’, Children and Society, 12, 325-335.
- Glantz, L. H., 1998, ‘Research with children’, American Journal of Law & Medicine, 24, 213-44.
- Glantz, L. H., 2002, ‘Non-therapeutic Research with Children: Grimes v Kennedy Krieger Insti tute’, American Journal of Public Health, 92, 1070-1073.
- Fine, G. A., 1987, With the Boys, Chicago, University of Chicago Press.
- James, A., 1995, ‘Meth odologies of Compe tence for Competent Method ology?’, Youth 2000 Conference, New York, Guildford.
- Kodish, E., 2004, ‘The Ethics of Research with Children’, Online Ethics Center, Retrieved 4 August 2004, from: http://onlineethics.org/reseth/mod/childres.html Levers, L. L., 1999, ‘Designing counsellor education in a devel oping context: A prospectus for a southern African regional counsellor training and resource centre’, Journal of Sustainable Devel opment in Africa, 1 (1), 26, Retrieved 2 July 2004, from: http://www.kzoo.edu/africa/ [and] http://www.subr.edu/africa/
- Levers, L. L., 2002, ‘Northern Namibian teachers on the effects of violence, poverty, and privation on young children’s devel opment: School-based counter measures’, Journal of Children and Poverty, 8, 101-140.
- Levers, L .L., 2003, ‘The Consul tative Workshop as a Quali tative Method of Inquiry: The Case of Teachers and Counsellors Working with AIDS Orphans in Botswana’, Paper presented at the 15th Ethnographic and Quali tative Research 2003 Annual Conference, Published in conference monograph, Retrieved 2 July 2004, from: http://www.education.duq.edu/insti tutes/PDF/papers2003/Levers1.pdf Matovu, L., Mwatsama, M. and Ndagire, B., 1998, ‘Family Patterns in East African
- Communities: Impli ca tions for Children Affected by HIV and AIDS’, Adoption and Fostering, 22, (1), 17-21.
- Maundeni, T., (In Press), ‘Chal lenges of doing quali tative research with children: Insights from a study of children’s experi ences of divorce in Botswana’, In F.
- Nyamnjoh and A. Rwomire (eds.), Challenges and Respon sibilities of Doing Social Research in Africa: Ethical Issues, Organi sation for Social Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA).
- Maundeni, T., 2002, ‘Seen But Not Heard? Focusing on the Needs of Children of Divorced Parents in Gaborone and Surrounding Areas, Botswana’, Childhood, 9, (3), 277-302.
- Maundeni, T., 2000, Children’s Experi ences of Divorce in Botswana, Doctoral Thesis, Glasgow University.
- Mauthner, M., 1997, ‘Meth od ological Aspects of Collecting Data from Children: Lessons from Three Research Projects’, Children and Society, 11, 16-28.
- National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, 2000, From neurons to neigh borhoods: The science of early childhood devel opment. Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Devel opment, J. P. Shonkoff and D. A. Phillips, (eds.), Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Commission on Behav ioral and Social Sciences and Education, Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
- Ncube, W., 1998, ‘The African Cultural Finger print? The Changing Concept of Childhood’, in Ncube, W., (ed.), Law, Culture, Tradition and Children’s Rights in Eastern and Southern Africa (pp. 11-27), Aldershot, Ashgate Publishing Company.
- Rwezaura, B, A., 1989, ‘Changing Community Obliga tions to the Elderly in Contem - porary Africa’, Journal of Social Devel opment in Africa, 4, (1), 5-24.
- Society for Research in Child Devel opment, 2004, ‘Ethical Standards for Research with Children’, Retrieved 4 August 2004 from: http://www.srcd.org/about.html#standards Thomas, N. and O’ Kane, C., 1998, ‘The Ethics of Partic i patory Research with Children’, Children and Society, 12 (5), 336-348.
- United Nations, 1989, The Convention on the Rights of the Child, Adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 20 November 1989, Geneva, Switzerland, Author.
- USA Today, 2004, (23 February), ‘Broader regulation urged for research involving children’, USA Today Online, Retrieved 4 August 2004, from: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-03-25-child-research_x.htm United Nations Children’s Fund, 2002, ‘The state of the world’s children 2003’, New York, Author.
- United Nations Children’s Fund and Department of Social Services, Botswana Ministry of Local Government, 2003, ‘Situ ation analysis on orphans and vulnerable children’, Francistown, Botswana, Social Welfare and Devel opmental
- Services (Pty) Ltd.
- Wartofsky, M., 1983, ‘The Child’s Construction of the World and the World’s Construction of the Child: From Historical Episte mology to Historical Psychology’, in F. S. Kessel and A. W. Siegel, (eds.), The Child and Other Cultural Inven tions, pp. 188-223, New York, Praeger.
References
Backett, K. and Alexander, H., 1991, ‘Talking to Young Children about Health: Methods and Findings’, Health Education Journal, 50, 34-38.
Botswana Ministry of Local Government & UNICEF, 2003, ‘Situ ation analysis on Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Insti tution and community responses to orphans and vulnerable children in Botswana’, Francistown, Botswana: Social Welfare & Devel opment Services.
Brown, F. A., 1977, Social ization of Children into Compliance Systems in Botswana, Doctoral Thesis, Michigan State University, East Lansing.
Cavet, J., 1996, Personal Commu nication, University of Staffordshire. Corsaro, W. A., 1985, Friendship and Peer Culture in the Early Years, New Jersey, Ablex Publishing Corpo ration.
Curray, S. and Russ, S., 1985, ‘Iden tifying Coping Strat egies in Children’, Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 14, 61-69.
Damon, W., 1977, The Social World of the Child, San Francisco, Jossey-Bass.
Davis, J. M., 1998, ‘Under standing the Meanings of Children: A Reflexive Process’, Children and Society, 12, 325-335.
Glantz, L. H., 1998, ‘Research with children’, American Journal of Law & Medicine, 24, 213-44.
Glantz, L. H., 2002, ‘Non-therapeutic Research with Children: Grimes v Kennedy Krieger Insti tute’, American Journal of Public Health, 92, 1070-1073.
Fine, G. A., 1987, With the Boys, Chicago, University of Chicago Press.
James, A., 1995, ‘Meth odologies of Compe tence for Competent Method ology?’, Youth 2000 Conference, New York, Guildford.
Kodish, E., 2004, ‘The Ethics of Research with Children’, Online Ethics Center, Retrieved 4 August 2004, from: http://onlineethics.org/reseth/mod/childres.html Levers, L. L., 1999, ‘Designing counsellor education in a devel oping context: A prospectus for a southern African regional counsellor training and resource centre’, Journal of Sustainable Devel opment in Africa, 1 (1), 26, Retrieved 2 July 2004, from: http://www.kzoo.edu/africa/ [and] http://www.subr.edu/africa/
Levers, L. L., 2002, ‘Northern Namibian teachers on the effects of violence, poverty, and privation on young children’s devel opment: School-based counter measures’, Journal of Children and Poverty, 8, 101-140.
Levers, L .L., 2003, ‘The Consul tative Workshop as a Quali tative Method of Inquiry: The Case of Teachers and Counsellors Working with AIDS Orphans in Botswana’, Paper presented at the 15th Ethnographic and Quali tative Research 2003 Annual Conference, Published in conference monograph, Retrieved 2 July 2004, from: http://www.education.duq.edu/insti tutes/PDF/papers2003/Levers1.pdf Matovu, L., Mwatsama, M. and Ndagire, B., 1998, ‘Family Patterns in East African
Communities: Impli ca tions for Children Affected by HIV and AIDS’, Adoption and Fostering, 22, (1), 17-21.
Maundeni, T., (In Press), ‘Chal lenges of doing quali tative research with children: Insights from a study of children’s experi ences of divorce in Botswana’, In F.
Nyamnjoh and A. Rwomire (eds.), Challenges and Respon sibilities of Doing Social Research in Africa: Ethical Issues, Organi sation for Social Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA).
Maundeni, T., 2002, ‘Seen But Not Heard? Focusing on the Needs of Children of Divorced Parents in Gaborone and Surrounding Areas, Botswana’, Childhood, 9, (3), 277-302.
Maundeni, T., 2000, Children’s Experi ences of Divorce in Botswana, Doctoral Thesis, Glasgow University.
Mauthner, M., 1997, ‘Meth od ological Aspects of Collecting Data from Children: Lessons from Three Research Projects’, Children and Society, 11, 16-28.
National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, 2000, From neurons to neigh borhoods: The science of early childhood devel opment. Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Devel opment, J. P. Shonkoff and D. A. Phillips, (eds.), Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Commission on Behav ioral and Social Sciences and Education, Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
Ncube, W., 1998, ‘The African Cultural Finger print? The Changing Concept of Childhood’, in Ncube, W., (ed.), Law, Culture, Tradition and Children’s Rights in Eastern and Southern Africa (pp. 11-27), Aldershot, Ashgate Publishing Company.
Rwezaura, B, A., 1989, ‘Changing Community Obliga tions to the Elderly in Contem - porary Africa’, Journal of Social Devel opment in Africa, 4, (1), 5-24.
Society for Research in Child Devel opment, 2004, ‘Ethical Standards for Research with Children’, Retrieved 4 August 2004 from: http://www.srcd.org/about.html#standards Thomas, N. and O’ Kane, C., 1998, ‘The Ethics of Partic i patory Research with Children’, Children and Society, 12 (5), 336-348.
United Nations, 1989, The Convention on the Rights of the Child, Adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 20 November 1989, Geneva, Switzerland, Author.
USA Today, 2004, (23 February), ‘Broader regulation urged for research involving children’, USA Today Online, Retrieved 4 August 2004, from: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-03-25-child-research_x.htm United Nations Children’s Fund, 2002, ‘The state of the world’s children 2003’, New York, Author.
United Nations Children’s Fund and Department of Social Services, Botswana Ministry of Local Government, 2003, ‘Situ ation analysis on orphans and vulnerable children’, Francistown, Botswana, Social Welfare and Devel opmental
Services (Pty) Ltd.
Wartofsky, M., 1983, ‘The Child’s Construction of the World and the World’s Construction of the Child: From Historical Episte mology to Historical Psychology’, in F. S. Kessel and A. W. Siegel, (eds.), The Child and Other Cultural Inven tions, pp. 188-223, New York, Praeger.