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Collecting Qualitative Data: A Field Manual for Applied Research provides a very practical, step-by-step guide to collecting and managing qualitative data. The data collection chapters focus on the three most often used forms of qualitative data collection: participant observation, in-depth interviews, and focus groups. The book also contains chapters on other practical aspects of qualitative field research often neglected in textbooks, including sampling, data management, research ethics, and supplementary data collection activities. Designed as an instructional field manual, this textbook includes many checklists and tips for how to use each technique while doing research. It also includes numerous real-life examples and cases, making it easy for readers to see the broader picture.
Ethical Dimensions of Qualitative Research
Ethical Dimensions of Qualitative Research
Basic Ethical Principles in Research
Before embarking on data collection involving participant observation, in-depth interviews, or focus groups, it is important to understand some of the basic ethical dimensions of qualitative research. Like biomedical or quantitative research, good qualitative research is designed and conducted within the parameters of internationally recognized ethical guidelines that emphasize the principles of respect for persons, beneficence, and justice. As defined by the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences and the World Health Organization (World Health Organization, 2002, pp. 17–18):
- Respect for persons incorporates at least two fundamental ethical considerations, namely,
- respect for autonomy, which requires that those who are capable of deliberation about their personal choices should be treated with respect ...
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