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Revision as of 16:18, 26 February 2021

Cases

Protecting Research Subjects

What is this about?

This is a fictional case of a doctoral student and her supervisor who would like to publish data in the form of ethnographic photography. However, there are facing the following three challenges: a) permission for publishing photographs of the community researched had not initially been sought from the ethics review board, b) nor had it been sought from the subjects photographed, and, c) the photographic material contains images that might be considered questionable child rearing practices by today’s western societies’ standards.

Why is this important?

Social research, especially ethnographic, may be less accurate when it comes to predictions of precise methodological steps, possible scenarios encountered and directions of findings. As noted previously, ethnographic research may often be less understood by ethics committees who may carry some degree of ‘biomedical bias’, threatening both the research’s methodology and its direction[1].

This is an interesting case for discussion amongst all those working (students, supervisors, researchers) in ethnographic research or dealing with is (e.g. ethic committee members and administrators). It is also a useful resource for teaching ethnographic research methods.

Finally, the case further reminds us that protecting human research subjects from harm and at the same time promoting their best interests may sometimes become a seemingly contradictory affair.

  1. Mapedzahama, V. & Dune, T. (2017). A Clash of Paradigms? Ethnography and Ethics Approval. SAGE Open. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244017697167

For whom is this important?

What are the best practices?

According to the Belmont[1][1] report:

·        Respect

·        Beneficence

·        Justice


Other information

Virtues & Values
Good Practices & Misconduct
  1. Office of the Secretary & The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research (1979). The Belmont Report: ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research. Washington DC.
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