Ethics in qualitative research

8 important questions on Ethics in qualitative research

What are covert concepts?

the subjects of covert research are kept in ignorance of the true identity of the researcher and they have no opportunity whether or not to participate

What is the framework of the seven requirements of professional standards?

  • Social or scientific value
  • scientific validity
  • fair subject/participant selection
  • favorable risk benefit ratio
  • independent review
  • informed consent
  • respect for enrolled or potential participants.

What are ethical review committees and what do they do?

  • Research Ethics Committee
  • Institutional Review Boards
  • review research proposals that include humans from an ethical point of view to protect the population under study
  • approval of the purpose of the study, design, main questions, measures for confidentiality and request to follow up.
  • often connected to hospitals
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What are key concerns of ethical review committees?

  1. Is this good science?: poor research? competence?
  2. what are the benefits/risks for participants?
  3. what are the benefits/risks for the organisation?

What are sensitive topics?

  1. subjects that are private, stressful or sacred.
  2. deviance and social control
  3. vested interests of powerful persons or the exercise of coercion and domination.

What are risks in qualitative research?

  1. Dragging it all up
  2. Exploitation
  3. coercion
  4. sanctions

What are benefits in qualitative research?

  1. feeling relieved
  2. being a worthwhile participant
  3. helping others
  4. benefits in institutional research

In what ways can research cause stress in the researcher?

  1. inexperience/lack of training
  2. role conflict (interviewer or friend?)
  3. felling isolated

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