Digital voices: Progressing children's right to be heard through social and digital media
Study details
| Year: | 2019 |
| Scope: | National |
| Countries: | Ireland |
| Methodology: | Empirical research – Qualitative |
| Methods of data collection: | Focus group; Interview; Textual / documentary / content analysis |
| Researched Groups: | Children; Policymakers and regulators |
| Children Ages: | Kids (6-10 Years old); Pre-adolescents (11-13 Years old); Adolescents (14-18 Years old) |
| Funder: | Ombudsman for Children Office |
| Funder Types: | National Government / Ministry |
| Has Formal Ethical Clearance: | Yes |
| Consents: | Consent obtained from parents; Consent obtained from children |
| Informed Consent: | Consent obtained |
| Ethics: | Ethical considerations and/or protocol mentioned in the research design |
| URL: | https://www.oco.ie/app/uploads/2021/09/Digital-Voices-Progressing-Childrens-right-to-be-heard-through-social-and-digital-media.pdf |
| Data Set Availability: | Not mentioned |
Goals
The research addresses the question how can social and digital media be mobilised appropriately and effectively to progress the realisation of children and young people’s right to be heard and to have their views taken into account in the context of public decision-making processes affecting them?