Vulnerable informants /
Vulnerable informants are those who require special consideration with respect to the types (and appropriateness) of methods used in researchthese should be flexible and, where possible, "bespoke," that is, designed with the needs of vulnerable participants in mindand require researchers t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd.,
2020.
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| Series: | Research ethics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Vulnerable informants are those who require special consideration with respect to the types (and appropriateness) of methods used in researchthese should be flexible and, where possible, "bespoke," that is, designed with the needs of vulnerable participants in mindand require researchers to reflect on power dynamics and concepts of equality in researcher-participant relationships. These issues are addressed in this entry and are of critical importance in the broader context of social research methods because without specific attentiveness to the needs of vulnerable participants in research it is likely that such informants will be left out of research studies altogetherespecially those that use conventional methodsand their unique insight, perspectives, and contributions to knowledge and understanding will be overlooked. In definitional terms, vulnerability remains a mutable and even contestable ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529745740 1529745748 9781526421036 1526421038 |