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Conducting Ethical Research Online: Respect for Individuals, Identities and the Ownership of Words

Conducting Ethical Research Online: Respect for Individuals, Identities and the Ownership of Words

Lynne Roberts, Leigh Smith, Clare Pollock
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781599049373|ISBN10: 1599049376|EISBN13: 9781599049380
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-937-3.ch025
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Roberts, Lynne, et al. "Conducting Ethical Research Online: Respect for Individuals, Identities and the Ownership of Words." Information Security and Ethics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Hamid Nemati, IGI Global, 2008, pp. 324-339. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-937-3.ch025

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Roberts, L., Smith, L., & Pollock, C. (2008). Conducting Ethical Research Online: Respect for Individuals, Identities and the Ownership of Words. In H. Nemati (Ed.), Information Security and Ethics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 324-339). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-937-3.ch025

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Roberts, Lynne, Leigh Smith, and Clare Pollock. "Conducting Ethical Research Online: Respect for Individuals, Identities and the Ownership of Words." In Information Security and Ethics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Hamid Nemati, 324-339. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2008. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-937-3.ch025

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Abstract

Online research introduces new ethical issues inherent to the medium. In this chapter we provide a case study of online research in action, focusing on the ethical issues of conducting qualitative research within virtual environments. The case study provides an example of how research can be conducted within virtual environments with the consent of research participants and their community, without compromising their confidentiality, violating their assumptions of privacy or infringing upon their copyright entitlements.

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