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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: © 2004 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781591401520|ISBN10: 1591401526|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781591402893|EISBN13: 9781591401537
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-152-0.ch009
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Roberts, Lynne, et al. "Conducting Ethical Research Online: Respect for Individuals, Identities and the Ownership of Words." Readings in Virtual Research Ethics: Issues and Controversies, edited by Elizabeth Buchanan, IGI Global, 2004, pp. 156-173. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-152-0.ch009

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Roberts, L., Smith, L., & Pollock, C. (2004). Conducting Ethical Research Online: Respect for Individuals, Identities and the Ownership of Words. In E. Buchanan (Ed.), Readings in Virtual Research Ethics: Issues and Controversies (pp. 156-173). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-152-0.ch009

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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 Readings in Virtual Research Ethics: Issues and Controversies, edited by Elizabeth Buchanan, 156-173. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2004. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-152-0.ch009

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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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