1st Edition

Essentials of Thinking Ethically in Qualitative Research

    160 Pages
    by Routledge

    160 Pages
    by Routledge

    Ethical dimensions of qualitative research are constantly emerging and shifting. This volume identifies relevant ethical principles that can guide novice researchers through the research process with the necessary wisdom and insight to shape a project in sound, meaningful, and thoughtful ways. Well known for their work in this area, the van den Hoonaards outline the domains on which ethics most often impinge. They address key ethical issues arising in different qualitative traditions and contexts. The volume concludes with guidance on how to navigate formal ethics reviews. Many key examples and other resources help the student engage the complicated literature on this topic.

    Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Ethical Prisms; Chapter 3 Confidentiality, Anonymity, and Consent; Chapter 4 Fieldwork; Chapter 5 Interviews, Autoethnographies, and Focus Groups; Chapter 6 Internet Research; Chapter 7 Photo Elicitation; Chapter 8 Covert Research and Researcher Anonymity; Chapter 9 People in Vulnerable Contexts; Chapter 10 Organizational and Institutional Settings; Chapter 11 Qualitative Health Research; Chapter 12 Writing, Publishing, and Representation; Chapter 13 Research-Ethics Review; Chapter 14 Ethics Lag;

    Biography

    Will C. van den Hoonard, Deborah K. van den Hoonaard,