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390 gap statements mined from Children's Rights and Participation papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 5,398 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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  • This study establishes an evaluation system for child-friendly public spaces specifically suited for rural areas, addressing the current gap in research on child-friendly development in rural regions, and has played a significant role in promoting the creation of a positive and healthy environment for the growth of children in rural areas in the context of China’s rural revitalization.

    Research on Child-Friendly Evaluation and Optimization Strategies for Rural Public Spaces · 2024 · DOI

  • Despite this, little is known about how Indigenous children's voices can be meaningfully integrated into planning, including the voices of Māori [the Indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand].

    Meaningfully engaging with Indigenous children in planning: protocols, relationships and lessons learned · 2026 · DOI

  • It is observed that alternative approaches to valuing and integrating child-made structures and children’s rights are underexplored.

    With their own hands: valuing and respecting child-made structures in suburbs · 2025 · DOI

  • The need for a deeper understanding of how children's agency is enacted, supported or constrained in daily interactions.

    Beyond Voice: High-Quality Interactions and Children’s Agency in Early Childhood Education · 2026 · DOI

  • Further studies can investigate the impact of textbook content on students' understanding of child rights. Research can explore the development of more comprehensive and balanced textbooks that integrate all domains of child rights.

    Examining the Content of Elementary School Textbooks Based on Child Rights Components · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of a systematic and balanced approach to integrating child rights into textbook content.

    Examining the Content of Elementary School Textbooks Based on Child Rights Components · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in understanding how craftivism can be used to promote social justice and child rights in early childhood education. The research highlights the need for further exploration of craftivism in early childhood education.

    Knit, Crochet, and Stitch for Child Rights and Social Justice: Practicing Craftivism in Early Childhood Education and Care Settings · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of research on how to address sexuality education in early learning contexts. Educators often feel uncertain about how to address this topic due to contemporary political contexts and inherited discourses.

    A Relational Children’s Rights Approach to Sexuality Education with Young Children · 2026 · DOI

  • Limited multilingualism, insufficient representation of disadvantaged groups, and underutilization of spokespersons aligned with platform dynamics. Predominantly one-way communication. Emotionally charged portrayals of children.

    Representation of Children's Rights on TikTok: A Comparative Analysis of UNICEF and Save the Children · 2026 · DOI

  • Existing research indicates that children are frequently represented through problematic frames in both traditional and digital media. There is a need to examine how international organizations represent children and children's rights on social media platforms like TikTok.

    Representation of Children's Rights on TikTok: A Comparative Analysis of UNICEF and Save the Children · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need for a more nuanced understanding of literacy and its relationship to labelling and identity.

    Literacy support in England: comparing policy and practice for children from marginalised communities · 2026 · DOI

  • The study highlights the need for critical perspectives on ableism.

    Diskurs Kindheits- und Jugendforschung / Discourse. Journal of Childhood and Adolescence Research · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of understanding of how absence affects children's experiences during the transition from kindergarten to school. The study aims to address this gap by exploring the role of absence in shaping children's experiences.

    «Jeg vet ikke hvorfor, men jeg savner Lego» – en utforskning av fraværets krefter gjennom overgangen fra barnehage til skole · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should explore more flexible and time-sensitive approaches to working with children. Future research should investigate the application of PAR to research with children in different contexts.

    Child Participatory Action Research as a Failed Emancipatory Project · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need to understand how pedagogical practices are influenced by their situatedness in a specific locality.

    Stories of kindergarten between universal standards and local communities · 2026 · DOI

  • Examining the "Digital Paradox" and the Limits of Technology The "Digital Paradox" finding—observed in the Chilean implementation of the Finland-based KiVa model, where groups incorporating online games proved less effective than those without—should be investigated in depth.

    A comparative analysis of Norwegian and Finnish regulations on the concept of safe school within the axis of child's social development · 2026 · DOI

  • It argues that Clayton's theory is problematic and that a new approach is needed. The authors discuss the challenges of implementing an interference-based theory in practice.

    Independence Rights for Children without Retrospective Rejection or Anti-Perfectionism? · 2026 · DOI

  • It argues that Clayton's emphasis on retrospective rejection and anti-perfectionism is problematic. The authors propose an alternative interference-based theory to fill this gap.

    Independence Rights for Children without Retrospective Rejection or Anti-Perfectionism? · 2026 · DOI

  • The study is limited to experimental research conducted in Türkiye between 2000 and 2025. The study included a relatively small number of studies (k = 7). Two studies relied on relatively small samples, and none of the studies used true random assignment to groups.

    A meta-analysis of the rights of the children in primary school · 2026 · DOI

  • The research aims to address this gap by examining the visibility of these staff members through socio-cultural, socio-legal, and socio-spatial mechanisms.

    The Visibility of Kitchen and Cleaning Staff Working in Preschool Education Institutions · 2026 · DOI

  • Qualitative concept elicitation can develop meaningful patient-reported outcome measures for children and young people; however, the methods used for concept elicitation are often underreported for this population.

    Key Insights into Developing Qualitative Concept Elicitation Work for Outcome Measures with Children and Young People · 2024 · DOI

  • Prevailing discourses remain dominated by Western developmental paradigms. The conception of children's rights remains rooted in Western-centric epistemological assumptions.

    Decolonizing the Universal Child: A Critique of Hegemonic Rights Discourses in the Global South · 2026 · DOI

  • The project was limited by time constraints and pandemic-related complications. The recruitment process was challenging due to the inability to get buy-in from community organizations. The project had to adjust its timelines and recruitment process based on the importance of building in time to meet with the child researchers and their parents.

    Child Participatory Action Research as a Failed Emancipatory Project · 2026 · DOI

  • Identifying and addressing the barriers to participation faced by vulnerable children, - Developing co-ordinated governance frameworks and integrated data systems, - Ensuring that ECEC services meet the needs of diverse families…

    Monitoring inclusive participation in early childhood education and care · 2026 · DOI

  • The gap between expanding access to ECEC and achieving inclusive participation, - The need for a comprehensive framework to monitor and address inequalities…

    Monitoring inclusive participation in early childhood education and care · 2026 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) Despite this, little is known about how Indigenous children's voices can be meaningfully integrated into planning, including the voices of Māori [the Indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand] (“Meaningfully engaging with Indigenous children in planning: protocols,…”, 2026); (2) The lack of a systematic and balanced approach to integrating child rights into textbook content (“Examining the Content of Elementary School Textbooks Based on Child Rights…”, 2026); (3) There is a lack of research on how to address sexuality education in early learning contexts (“A Relational Children’s Rights Approach to Sexuality Education with Young…”, 2026); (4) There is a need to examine how international organizations represent children and children's rights on social media platforms like TikTok (“Representation of Children's Rights on TikTok: A Comparative Analysis of UNICEF…”, 2026); (5) There is a need for a more nuanced understanding of literacy and its relationship to labelling and identity (“Literacy support in England: comparing policy and practice for children from…”, 2026). 390 gap statements have been mined from Children's Rights and Participation papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 5,398 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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