Ethics in research
After reading through Doyle, D. (2007)"Trans-disciplinary inquiry--Researching with rather than
researching on," in An Ethical Approach to Practitioner Research: Dealing
With Issues and Dilemmas in Action Research, A. Campbell and S.
Groundwater-Smith, Eds. Evanston, IL: Routledge (Referenced in pg 34 of the handbook), I made some notes on some things that I found really useful.
Informed consent
The purpose of the interviews is to benefit my inquiry and find out more, not harm any participants or upset them. The information given should include:
Ensure participants remain unidentifiable, unless of course it is the participant's wish to be identified with, or credited for, aspects of their input in the research
Reliability
Research, particularly at post-graduate level, is about adding knowledge.
People have different views, opinions and understandings of what is true. As a result, the data recorded can be no more than the researchers understanding and interpretation.
You have to consider the participants experiences.
If data is collected by interview, then it's good research practice to give transcripts of interviews back to the respondents to validate.
Researching with rather than on
The research process can + should give researchers the opportunity to reflect on their practice and improve it as well as present the opportunity to generate and share new knowledge
I hope this helps some of you!
Informed consent
The purpose of the interviews is to benefit my inquiry and find out more, not harm any participants or upset them. The information given should include:
- What the research/inquiry is for
- Who will conduct the research + how
- How data will be collected + what will happen to the data including where it will be stored and who will see it
- Whether there are any risks, physical or psychological
- How confidentiality will be dealt with; when the research is finished whether it will be published and who will read it
- The benefits the participants will enjoy
Ensure participants remain unidentifiable, unless of course it is the participant's wish to be identified with, or credited for, aspects of their input in the research
Reliability
Research, particularly at post-graduate level, is about adding knowledge.
People have different views, opinions and understandings of what is true. As a result, the data recorded can be no more than the researchers understanding and interpretation.
You have to consider the participants experiences.
If data is collected by interview, then it's good research practice to give transcripts of interviews back to the respondents to validate.
Researching with rather than on
The research process can + should give researchers the opportunity to reflect on their practice and improve it as well as present the opportunity to generate and share new knowledge
I hope this helps some of you!
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