On the Merits of Covert Methods: a dialogue

Homan, Roger; Bulmer, Martin

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“…This then raises all sorts of epistemological, ontological and moral-political questions (Frisch 1990, Homan 1991, Stanley 1992, Hatch and Wisniewski 1995. The point to be developed here is more pragmatic and methodological.…”

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The effect of the interview on the interviewee

Procter

Padfield

1998

International Journal of Social Research Methodology

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This paper is concerned with the effects of participating in semistructured interviews on the interviewees. It is based on evidence supplied by young adult women who were interviewed a number of times and asked about their previous interviews. While most claimed to have little recall of these earlier events, they did remember them as interesting and/or enjoyable. This was because the interview focused on them with the guaranteed but detached interest of the interviewer. Informants' reflections on previous interviews showed that there was a range of impact on women's views from (a) recording information; (b) clarification of views; (c) review of position; and (d) discovery of something new. Beyond interviews interacting with the informant's views there is also evidence that some interviewees' actions outside the interview were influenced by their participation. The fact that interviews involve the interaction of participants is now recognized in a number of intellectual approaches but the variability of this has not been documented.

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The effect of the interview on the interviewee

Procter

Padfield

1998

International Journal of Social Research Methodology

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“…Homan, 1991), and that consequently it is inconsistent with the obligation to protect the position of research subjects. The criticism is paradoxical.…”

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Ethical Covert Research

Spicker

2011

Sociology

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Covert research is research which is not declared to the research participants or subjects. This is often muddled with deception, and condemned as intrinsically unethical. The basis of that condemnation is a legitimate concern with the rights of research subjects. It is, however, over-generalized. Research subjects do have rights, but they are not the only people with rights. They may have some say about the use of information, but not all information is under their control. They are entitled to privacy, but not everything is private. Undeclared, undisclosed research in informal settings has to be accepted as a normal part of academic enquiry.

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“…The comment had stirred up my concerns regarding the 'sublimated voyeurism' (Homan, 1991) that may inevitably accompany any research enterprise. Both participants had shared their experiences with me in a graphic manner that was gripping and fascinating.…”

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Supervision of fear in social work. A re-evaluation of reassurance

Smith¹

2000

Journal of Social Work Practice

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This paper acknowledges the crucial importance of supervision to social work practice. Reference is made to a research study in which 61 employees of Social Services departments were interviewed with regard to times when they had experienced fear in their work. One of the questions they were asked was 'What responses would you like from an ideal supervisor to whom you took an experience of fear?' Answers to this question revealed that participants wanted a supervisor to 'be there' for them, have time for them and to listen to what they had to say without criticism. Understanding, acknowledgement, recognition, validation, af rmation and con rmation of the supervisee were also thought to be important. Detailed descriptions taken from the responses of two social workers interviewed for the study convey a sense of the fears they experienced and the impact of these fears. What they subsequently found helpful in their processing of the fears is also described. In the light of what participants appeared to want from supervision the paper concludes with some thoughts relating to the function of reassurance within the supervisory relationship. Relevant writings by Klein and Winnicott are highlighted in this discussion.

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On the Merits of Covert Methods: a dialogue

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The effect of the interview on the interviewee

The effect of the interview on the interviewee

Ethical Covert Research

Supervision of fear in social work. A re-evaluation of reassurance

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