Ethical considerations and dilemmas for the researcher and for families in home-based research: A case for situated ethics
When researching with or about families in home-based research, there are numerous unexpected ethical issues that can emerge, particularly in qualitative research. This paper is based on reflective accounts of four homed-based research projects, two in the UK and two Australia, which examined ethica...
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| description | When researching with or about families in home-based research, there are numerous unexpected ethical issues that can emerge, particularly in qualitative research. This paper is based on reflective accounts of four homed-based research projects, two in the UK and two Australia, which examined ethical dilemmas identified when engaged in home-based research with young children. Using a synergy of ecocultural theory and Foucauldian ideas of Heterotopia as theoretical conceptualisations, the authors employed reflective lenses to guide their approach, and examine dilemmas and complexities when conducting research in the home. We argue that, to address ethical dilemmas, researchers need to problematise and reflect upon the nature of respectful approaches and the ethical implications of their behaviours. We conclude that, although ethical codes are valuable when researching families at home, researchers should plan for and forefront their methodological approaches in ways that are family-centred, whilst also framed by practices that are ethical, respectful and reflective to the situated contexts of family’s ecologies and heterotopias. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0e971ee9261c4c74b672d66a33220c022023-10-12T13:04:19ZengSAGE PublishingResearch Ethics Review1747-01612047-60942023-10-011910.1177/17470161231181860Ethical considerations and dilemmas for the researcher and for families in home-based research: A case for situated ethicsIoanna PalaiologouAlice BrownWhen researching with or about families in home-based research, there are numerous unexpected ethical issues that can emerge, particularly in qualitative research. This paper is based on reflective accounts of four homed-based research projects, two in the UK and two Australia, which examined ethical dilemmas identified when engaged in home-based research with young children. Using a synergy of ecocultural theory and Foucauldian ideas of Heterotopia as theoretical conceptualisations, the authors employed reflective lenses to guide their approach, and examine dilemmas and complexities when conducting research in the home. We argue that, to address ethical dilemmas, researchers need to problematise and reflect upon the nature of respectful approaches and the ethical implications of their behaviours. We conclude that, although ethical codes are valuable when researching families at home, researchers should plan for and forefront their methodological approaches in ways that are family-centred, whilst also framed by practices that are ethical, respectful and reflective to the situated contexts of family’s ecologies and heterotopias.https://doi.org/10.1177/17470161231181860 |
| spellingShingle | Ioanna Palaiologou Alice Brown Ethical considerations and dilemmas for the researcher and for families in home-based research: A case for situated ethics Research Ethics Review |
| title | Ethical considerations and dilemmas for the researcher and for families in home-based research: A case for situated ethics |
| title_full | Ethical considerations and dilemmas for the researcher and for families in home-based research: A case for situated ethics |
| title_fullStr | Ethical considerations and dilemmas for the researcher and for families in home-based research: A case for situated ethics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ethical considerations and dilemmas for the researcher and for families in home-based research: A case for situated ethics |
| title_short | Ethical considerations and dilemmas for the researcher and for families in home-based research: A case for situated ethics |
| title_sort | ethical considerations and dilemmas for the researcher and for families in home based research a case for situated ethics |
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