Call for Papers: EETP Vol. 21. No 1(80) 2026

Children have their own views and perspectives, are competent and entitled to be heard, and can speak for themselves. The practical application of this belief in research involves a number of methodological and ethical dilemmas, including those related to informed consent to participate in research or the thoughtful relationship between privacy and confidentiality of information and the acquisition of interesting data. Research with children requires creativity and flexibility on the part of the researcher, as children prefer different ways of communicating and expressing their opinions. They also oblige a critical look at the social conditions that adults have created for children in different environments. Not infrequently, due to unclear and heterogeneous criteria, they combine with difficulties in obtaining positive reviews of research projects issued by Research Ethics Committees. These are just a sample of the issues that need to be dealt with because of the contribution of research based on the children's perspective to the well-being of individuals, children's groups and, in the long run, to the modernization of educational policy or the education system.

We invite you to engage in a scholarly reflection on the ontology, epistemology, methodology and ethics of research with children, the diversity and complexity of which raise many questions:

- What are the methodological patterns/structure of the research process in child-centered research?

- How to design research with different involvement of children in the research process?

- What are the specifics of action research and participatory research with nursery, preschool and younger school-age children?

- How to deal with challenges in child-centered social research (ethical inclusion of children with disabilities in research, study of so-called sensitive issues, etc.)?

- How to construct an ethical framework for research with children (conceptual, methodological, procedural)?

- What are the new/future perspectives in research with children?

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