What is ERIC?
The international Ethical Research Involving Children project, or ERIC,
is focused on assisting researchers and others in understanding
what it means to plan and conduct ethical research involving
children and young people in different geographical, social, cultural
and methodological contexts.i,ii By ‘research involving children’ we
mean all research in which children are taking part, either directly or
indirectly through a representative, irrespective of their role, and the
methodology or methods used to collect, analyze and report data or
information. In this way, ERIC seeks to ensure the human dignity of
children is honoured, and their rights and well-being are respected in
all research, regardless of context.