scholarly journals Creating a corpus of sensitive and hard-to-access texts: Methodological challenges and ethical concerns in the building of the XXX Corpus

2021 ◽  
pp. 100011
Author(s):  
Maria Leedham ◽  
Theresa Lillis ◽  
Alison Twiner
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Concerns ◽  
Methodological Challenges

The Researcher and the Researched: Navigating the Challenges of Research in Conflict-Affected Environments

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleanor Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Ethical Concerns ◽  
Research Participants ◽  
Methodological Challenges ◽  
Security Challenges ◽  
Different Cultures

Abstract Ethical concerns associated with social science research are heightened in conflict-affected environments, due to increased insecurity and the vulnerability of many research participants. This article considers some of the main challenges faced by researchers in conflict-affected environments and how they can be addressed, focusing in particular on ethical and security challenges. It also considers other challenges, which are often overlooked, such as the epistemological and methodological challenges of acquiring knowledge in conflict-affected environments, where research participants may be from different cultures, may speak different languages, and may be deeply traumatized and distrustful of others. In such places, research participants may employ techniques to assuage or discourage the researcher, including projecting borrowed narratives or remaining silent. This article argues that navigating security and ethical challenges, attending to issues of power, and remaining genuinely self-reflective can help fulfill the optimal potential of research in conflict-affected environments, which is to challenge narratives that perpetuate conflict, harm, and insecurity and to contribute to a better understanding and, thus, response to the challenges of conflict and peacebuilding.

Methodological Challenges and Ethical Concerns of Researching Marginalized and Vulnerable Populations:

2017 ◽  
pp. 101-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel E. Martínez ◽  
Jeremy Slack ◽  
Prescott Vandervoet
Keyword(s):  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Ethical Concerns ◽  
Methodological Challenges

scholarly journals Sexual and reproductive health needs assessment with deaf people in Ghana: Methodological challenges and ethical concerns

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wisdom K. Mprah
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Deaf People ◽  
Health Needs Assessment ◽  
Ethical Concerns ◽  
Methodological Challenges ◽  
Key Informant

Background: Deafness is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon. The different ways of perceiving and understanding deafness have practical implications for research with deaf people. Whilst the deaf community is not homogenous, it is generally distinct from the hearing population. Consequently, the appropriateness of applying research methods and informed concern processes designed for the hearing population in research with deaf people has been questioned.Objectives: This article reflected on some methodological challenges and ethical concerns arising from conducting a sexual and reproductive health needs assessment with deaf people in Ghana. The aim was to provide some perspectives on some of the challenges associated with doing research with deaf people.Method: The study was a two phase, sequential, mixed methods design, consisting of three focus groups to assist in the development of a survey and then the implementation of the survey for needs assessment data collection. The number of participants in the study was 179, consisting of 26 focus group participants: 7 executives of the Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD), 10 male adults, and 9 female adults. There were 152 survey respondents (students, women and men) and one key informant. All participants, except the key informant, were deaf people.Results: The application of traditional research methods to studies involving deaf participants presents numerous methodological and ethical dilemmas associated mainly with deaf people’s unique cultural and linguistic characteristics.Conclusion: Research methods should not be taken as universal guidelines for conducting research in all settings because of differences in settings.

The Challenges of Participant Photography: A Critical Reflection on Methodology and Ethics in Two Cultural Contexts

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 923-937 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Murray ◽  
Meredith Nash
Keyword(s):  
Health Research ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Photo Elicitation ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Ethical Concerns ◽  
Methodological Challenges ◽  
Central Vietnam ◽  
Participatory Photography ◽  
Mothers Experiences

Photovoice and photo-elicitation are two common methods of participant photography used in health research. Although participatory photography has many benefits, this critical reflection provides fellow researchers with insights into the methodological and ethical challenges faced when using such methods. In this article, we critically reflect on two studies that used participatory photography in different cultural contexts. The first study used photo-elicitation to investigate mothers’ experiences of infant settling in central Vietnam. The second study used photovoice to explore pregnant embodiment in Australia. Following a discussion of the literature and a detailed overview of the two studies, we examine the methodological challenges in using participant photography before, during and after each study. This is followed by a discussion of ethical concerns that arose in relation to the burden of participation, confidentiality, consent, and the photographing of families and children. To conclude, we highlight implications for using participatory photography in other settings.

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