QUALTITATIVE RESEARCH: descriptive and detailed research
Ethics rules acronym: Can Do Can't Do With Participants
Discussion of the 6 main ethical considerations: Consent - Researchers should gain consent from participants to be a part of the study Deception - Participants should not be lied to or deceived during the study Confidentiality - Information and data collected should be kept private and confidential Debrief - Participants should be informed of the aims and results of the study when it is completed Right to withdraw - All participants have the right to leave at any time during the study Protection from harm - Participants should be protected from any physical and mental harm
Ethical considerations involved with: INTERVIEWS
confidentiality of information shared
non-invasive questions - it is important to make sure questions are non-invasive in order to make sure participants feel comfortable
unconditional positive regard (UPR) - this is a concept developed by Carl Rogers, it ensures that the researcher is accepting and supportive of participant opinion, no matter if they agree with it or not.
OBSERVATIONS
informed consent - it may be difficult to gain informed consent if the researcher is conducting a covert observation
debrief - it is even more important to debrief if the observation was covert
right to withdraw - it may be difficult to give participants this right if they are unaware the are being observed
CASE STUDIES
confidentiality - information must be kept confidential to avoid any stigmatization surrounding the participant
right to withdraw
protection from harm - if the participant has a particularly rare illness, they must be protected from harm during investigation, testing etc.