I'm planning research involving children in Norway. What are the key ethical guidelines for obtaining consent and ensuring confidentiality? Additionally, which National Research Ethics Committee oversees social science and humanities research in Norway?
Navigate to 'forskningsetikk.no'. Click on 'Topics'. Under 'Research Participants', click on 'Children'. Summarize the ethical considerations for consent with children, including parental consent, child's capacity, and the child's right to refuse. Summarize the ethical considerations for confidentiality with children, including information sharing and the limits imposed by the duty to report. Navigate to the 'About us' page. Under 'Committees and commissions', identify and state the name of the committee responsible for social sciences and humanities research.
State that parental consent is generally required first, followed by the child's assent, while also considering the child's capacity to understand and give real informed consent, and their right to refuse participation. State that confidentiality applies, that the child's wishes regarding information sharing should be respected, and that researchers must clarify the duty to report (varslingsplikt) as it overrides confidentiality when participants are a danger to themselves or others. State the name of the committee as 'The National Committee for Research Ethics in the Social Sciences and Humanities' (Den nasjonale forskningsetiske komité for samfunnsvitenskap og humaniora).