Ethics is one of the most important part of qualitative research, and there is a diverse ethical research concepts that needs to be considered in research. In this journal entry, I am going to focus on a more specific ethical research concept, which is informed consent.
Ethics is defined as a system of moral and fundamental principles, which affects people’s decision making (Andre, Meyer, Shanks & Velasquez, 1987). Ethics also refers to the standards what right and wrong is in terms of fairness, rights, obligations and benefits to society (Andre et al., 1987). Informed consent is defined as a key principle of ethical research practice, which embodies notions of respect and taking the participants right to self-determination into account (Liamputtong, …show more content…
According to Shaw (2008), it is quite clear to participants as to whether researchers are still working or is having a “time out” or a break, which can mean that participants may assume that their actions and words are not being recorded. However, in qualitative research, observation methods are an important part of research, which can mean that participants may risk disclosure that is involuntary (Shaw, 2008). There is also a risk of betrayal in qualitative research, as sample sizes are generally small and the focus is on the way individuals live their lives (Shaw, 2008). This betrayal is especially relevant in research that target social policy concerns, as there is a possibility that the findings could worsen and further contribute to the deeply embedded assumptions in our society (Shaw, 2008). By reading this article, I realized that betrayal could cause negative impacts to the targeted group, which means that researchers need to be fully aware and cautious in their research. I find these issues really interesting as this is all new information to me and I did not know that betrayals and involuntary disclosure could happen in research even with …show more content…
I have also realized that ethics and informed consent is a significant aspect in research, as without it, researchers cannot have participants, which means that their research will not be done. Researchers cannot do anything in regards to gaining participants with the absence of ethics and informed
Ethics is defined as a system of moral and fundamental principles, which affects people’s decision making (Andre, Meyer, Shanks & Velasquez, 1987). Ethics also refers to the standards what right and wrong is in terms of fairness, rights, obligations and benefits to society (Andre et al., 1987). Informed consent is defined as a key principle of ethical research practice, which embodies notions of respect and taking the participants right to self-determination into account (Liamputtong, …show more content…
According to Shaw (2008), it is quite clear to participants as to whether researchers are still working or is having a “time out” or a break, which can mean that participants may assume that their actions and words are not being recorded. However, in qualitative research, observation methods are an important part of research, which can mean that participants may risk disclosure that is involuntary (Shaw, 2008). There is also a risk of betrayal in qualitative research, as sample sizes are generally small and the focus is on the way individuals live their lives (Shaw, 2008). This betrayal is especially relevant in research that target social policy concerns, as there is a possibility that the findings could worsen and further contribute to the deeply embedded assumptions in our society (Shaw, 2008). By reading this article, I realized that betrayal could cause negative impacts to the targeted group, which means that researchers need to be fully aware and cautious in their research. I find these issues really interesting as this is all new information to me and I did not know that betrayals and involuntary disclosure could happen in research even with …show more content…
I have also realized that ethics and informed consent is a significant aspect in research, as without it, researchers cannot have participants, which means that their research will not be done. Researchers cannot do anything in regards to gaining participants with the absence of ethics and informed