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The inclusion of participation rights in the
1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of
the Child (UN CRC) promotes the right, independent
of age, for all citizens to actively express
their opinion and take part in decisions
regarding all aspects of their lives. The UN Committee
on the Rights of the Child (UNComRC),
the Council of Europe’s str...
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... Many participatory research projects are not limited to the collection of data but intend to inform services or policies. Research can create a reflective, stimulating and change-oriented learning environmentand can take a critical stance (Bereményi et al., 2017;Larkins et al., 2021). ...
... Participation in the final stage of the research process that focuses on dissemination of study results was infrequent and reported in only six studies. In these studies, children were involved in tasks such as producing the final research report, drafting recommendations and action plans, or presenting outcomes to professionals and policy-makers at conferences or official meetings (Beremenyi et al., 2016;David-Kacso et al., 2021;Korhonen, Lindholm, et al., 2023;Laszlo et al., 2023;Fernandes & Pereira, 2023;Rácz & Sik, 2023). ...
... Adults and children worked together mainly on data collection activitiesfor example, through a joint workshop (Korhonen, Lindholm, et al., 2023) or by conducting interviews and observations (documented in notes, pictures and videos) in schools and neighbourhoods (Laszlo et al., 2023;Fernandes & Pereira, 2023). They also collaborated on data analysis procedures, such as identifying key problems in school and neighbourhood environments (David-Kacso et al., 2021;Fernandes & Pereira, 2023), and presenting the research findings at conferences and meetings with formal policymakers such as local authorities, either themselves (Beremenyi et al., 2016;David-Kacso et al., 2021) or by generating materials later presented by the researchers (Laszlo et al., 2023). In one example, a video was presented at a national meeting on violence against children (Korhonen, Lindholm, et al., 2023). ...
... They later had the opportunity to choose whether to attend interviews led by an adult researcher or conduct the interviews themselves (individually or in pairs) with adult supervision. In an international study focused on the Roma population, children organised and carried out independent data collection activities using surveys and interviews (Beremenyi et al., 2016). ...
