SCS 2150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Participant Observation, Ethnography
20 Aug 2016
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SCS2150F
February 3 2016
Research Ethics
continued
-all Canadian research requires REB approval
-must be obtained before people are approached to be participants
-there is an appeal process
-REBs are internal to the affiliated institution
-universities, colleges, governments, private companies
-members from different disciplines
-must have an external representative
-conflict of interests rules
-funding relationships, work with the applicant
-approval for quantitative studies is easier
-the hypothesis is stated explicitly and there isa a specific plan for testing
-data is gathered from one person at a time
-approval for qualitative studies is more difficult
-flexibility for emerging themes means indeterminate methods of gathering research
-may capture data on people that would not want their activities observed
-cautious REBs can restrict research projects, prevent funding or prevent the project
altogether
-Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS2)
-provide variation in research methods
-three core overlapping principles of ethical research
-respect for persons: research subjects are not objects, or resources to be used for some
end
-individual shave basic human rights that include dignified treatment by researchers
-is the most fundamental of the three principles
-free, informed, and ongoing consent to act as collaborators
-must be advised of risks and benefits of the project/experiment
-concern for welfare involves being concerned for the wellbeing of a person, group or
community
-must seek to avoid harm, embarrassment, inadvertent identification
-respect of privacy
-confidentiality must be maintained when there is contact between researcher and
subject
-justice:
-no persons or groups should be exploited for research
-principle of no harm should be followed
-paid participation may induce risks beyond participants’ normal behaviour
-paid participation may be viewed as pressure to participate or remain in a study beyond
one’s usual stopping point
-consent:
-consenter must have the ability to understand
-must have ability to consent
-people who are of limited ability (medically limited, children) must have a guardian to sign
for them
-active consent is different than passive consent
-is at times difficult or impractical to obtain in ethnography (participant observation)
-prevent contamination of subjects
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Document Summary
Must be obtained before people are approached to be participants. Rebs are internal to the af liated institution. The hypothesis is stated explicitly and there isa a speci c plan for testing. Data is gathered from one person at a time. Approval for qualitative studies is more dif cult. Exibility for emerging themes means indeterminate methods of gathering research. May capture data on people that would not want their activities observed. Cautious rebs can restrict research projects, prevent funding or prevent the project altogether. Three core overlapping principles of ethical research. Respect for persons: research subjects are not objects, or resources to be used for some end. Individual shave basic human rights that include digni ed treatment by researchers. Is the most fundamental of the three principles. Free, informed, and ongoing consent to act as collaborators. Must be advised of risks and bene ts of the project/experiment.
