There is a drive to involve children and young people as researchers (Alderson, 2000) This is in recognition of unequal power relations between adults and children and the potential for unintentional exploitation or coercion which is recognised as a potential risk to participants as well as posing methodological risks (Coyne, 1998); Jones, 2004). The notion …
Some thoughts on Ethics, as it is always on my mind as I’m research I’ve been thinking more about this, following lots of reading and wanting to collate my thoughts for my research proposal revision. Can the children understand the questions? Will answering the questions make them upset or angry? Which interview questions work best …
Ethical issues involved in the Channel 4 Television Production ‘Boys and Girls Alone’ I have found that looking at other research and reviewing the ethical issues has helped me improve the ethical considerations in my own research. Here’s one such example. The British Sociological Association published a new set of guidelines in 2002 (“the Statement”). …
Thoughts on Ethics and online research and the British Sociological Assocation’s Statement I’ve been working through the British Sociological Association’s statement in more detail and produced this summary diagram of what I think are the key points. Online research presents particular problems for researchers. There are some contexts that become really quite complex ethically, involving …