Secrecy and fieldwork /
What should the researcher tell, or not tell the informant? Is fieldwork inherently an activity that requires covert behaviour by the researcher and subject alike? Are honesty and openness at odds with effectiveness in the field? In examining these questions, the author raises the ethical and practi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Newbury Park, Calif. ; London :
SAGE,
[1993]
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| Series: | Qualitative research methods ;
v. 29. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | What should the researcher tell, or not tell the informant? Is fieldwork inherently an activity that requires covert behaviour by the researcher and subject alike? Are honesty and openness at odds with effectiveness in the field? In examining these questions, the author raises the ethical and practical issues of revelation and concealment. |
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| Item Description: | "A SAGE university paper." Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 63 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781412985819 (ebook) : |