Ethics at home: Informed consent in your own backyard
S Malone�- Qualitative Studies in Education, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Qualitative Studies in Education, 2003•Taylor & Francis
Keying off of a “fully informed consent letter” that consists of the text of her original letter to
participants interspersed with insights gained after‐the‐fact, the author explores ethical and
institutional power issues that arose as she conducted a qualitative research study in her
home institution–her own “backyard”–and offers a critical examination of the concept of
“informed consent,” calling for a radical revision of the standard notions of research ethics
that blur ethical sensibilities.
participants interspersed with insights gained after‐the‐fact, the author explores ethical and
institutional power issues that arose as she conducted a qualitative research study in her
home institution–her own “backyard”–and offers a critical examination of the concept of
“informed consent,” calling for a radical revision of the standard notions of research ethics
that blur ethical sensibilities.
Keying off of a “fully informed consent letter” that consists of the text of her original letter to participants interspersed with insights gained after‐the‐fact, the author explores ethical and institutional power issues that arose as she conducted a qualitative research study in her home institution – her own “backyard” – and offers a critical examination of the concept of “informed consent,” calling for a radical revision of the standard notions of research ethics that blur ethical sensibilities.
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