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Krayer, Anne

doi:10.1111/1467-9566.03052

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“…This questioning was in light of the mandate that researchers should 'reconsider' what they are doing when distress is evident (BERA 2018 no. 34), especially as the warmth and empathy shown by DB may have inadvertently heightened Santosh's level of vulnerability, which led her to open up in a way that may not have been emotionally safe for her to do so (Krayer 2003). On this occasion we concluded that DBhad dealt appropriately with the situation but it illustrates the importance of having a distress protocol in place in order to minimise causing harm, as even with a distress protocol in place, the concept of harm can still be problematic and subjective.…”

Section: After the Interviews: Reflexivity In Relation To Santoshmentioning

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First do no harm: using ‘ethical triage’ to minimise causing harm when undertaking educational research among vulnerable participants

Buchanan¹,

Warwick²

2021

Journal of Further and Higher Education

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Although educational researchers will acknowledge that they have a moral imperative to avoid harming their participants whilst carrying out research, it does not necessarily mean that they can describe the nature of what this harm might be or how it can be recognised and so avoided. This is particularly important for those working with vulnerable participants, yet there is limited specificity within the educational literature as to what constitutes harm in such a setting. The article addresses this by de-constructing ethical dilemmas that arose during a research study that was carried out among adult students who had mental health problems, in England. The article outlines how these dilemmas were resolved safely due to preparation before the interviews; the 'ethical triage' employed in the interviews; and the reflexivity practised after the interviews. The article proposes that the issue of defining harm and how to recognise and avoid it, needs to be discussed more among educational researchers and those writing ethical guidelines, especially in relation to interviewing vulnerable participants. Not only will this help to better prepare researchers for when ethical dilemmas arise, but will also promote equity and access to participating in research, for those considered to be vulnerable.

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Section: After the Interviews: Reflexivity In Relation To Santoshmentioning

confidence: 99%

First do no harm: using ‘ethical triage’ to minimise causing harm when undertaking educational research among vulnerable participants

Buchanan¹,

Warwick²

2021

Journal of Further and Higher Education

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“…This is because they initiate the interview, determine the questions asked, control the interview guide and decide when to end the conversation (Brinkman & Kvale, 2005). In addition to this, the perceived differentials in power can also accentuate the participants' vulnerability or distress, particularly among vulnerable constituencies (Krayer, 2003). However, others argue that the quality and quantity of the data shared during the interview process is determined by a range of power relationships that exist between the researcher and participants.…”

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Breaking away from inferiority: the strive for legitimacy in postcolonial service encounters

Azikiwe¹

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This study examines how service worker identity is mediated through global cultural flows and the consumption practices of elite clients within beauty stores in Nigeria. With a social constructionist approach and Foucault’s theoretical perspectives on power, subject and technologies of the self, I used qualitative methods involving fieldwork such as participant observation and interviews for the data collection. The findings of the study expose how inequalities that go deeper than differences in wealth and economic status shape the experiences and subject positions taken by the service workers in this context; symbolic meanings and values attached to global brands are embedded within socio-historical discourses and class differentiations; lastly, stigma is found to be a significant driver of behaviour as the workers collectively and consistently express a deep sense of inferiority in relation to their client's status, as well as relaying stories of struggle and striving for their acceptance. Thus, in seeking to manage these social asymmetries, western brands are used to mask the perceived subjugated identities experienced by the workers. The findings extend Fanon’s and Spivak’s postcolonial theoretical perspectives by examining how workers' identities are transformed through the internalization of inferiority within the context of beauty salons in Nigeria. Also, it enhances the overall theoretical perspectives of brands in the marketplace, especially in postcolonial settings like Nigeria. The implication of this study provides more insights into the socio-cultural context of global brands, which offers new business opportunities for emerging markets such as Nigeria. This is relevant because the success of most big firms from developed economies within the emerging markets is crucial, particularly as they are already operating in a saturated business environment.

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Power Relations in Qualitative Research

2008

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This article focuses on the tensions between the commitment to power redistribution of the qualitative paradigm and the ethical and methodological complexity inherent in clinical research. Qualitative inquiry, in general, though there are significant variations between its different paradigms and traditions, proposes to reduce power differences and encourages disclosure and authenticity between researchers and participants. It clearly departs from the traditional conception of quantitative research, whereby the researcher is the ultimate source of authority and promotes the participants' equal participation in the research process. But it is precisely this admirable desire to democratize the research process, and the tendency to question traditional role boundaries, that raises multiple ethical dilemmas and serious methodological challenges. In this article, we offer a conceptual frame for addressing questions of power distribution in qualitative research through a developmental analysis of power relations across the different stages of the research process. We discuss ethical and methodological issues.

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First do no harm: using ‘ethical triage’ to minimise causing harm when undertaking educational research among vulnerable participants

First do no harm: using ‘ethical triage’ to minimise causing harm when undertaking educational research among vulnerable participants

Breaking away from inferiority: the strive for legitimacy in postcolonial service encounters

Power Relations in Qualitative Research

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