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Ethical Considerations in Online Research: Insights and Practices

Join our program discussing online research ethics covering advantages, questionnaires, interviews, confidentiality, privacy, and international inequalities. Engage in hands-on workshops, scenarios, and discussions led by specialists in the field.

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Ethical Considerations in Online Research: Insights and Practices

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  1. Clare Madge– Online research ethics

  2. Programme of events 10:00 – 10:30 Arrival, registration and coffee 10:30 – 11:00 Advantages/disadvantages of online research - Henrietta 11:00 – 11:30 Online questionnaires- Clare 11.30 ­- 11.45 Coffee 11:45 – 12:45 Hands-on-workshop online questionnaires – Rob 12:45 – 1:45 Lunch 2.00 – 2:30 Online Interviews- Henrietta 2:30 – 3:30 Hands-on-workshop online interviews - Rob 3:30 – 4:00 Tea and coffee break 4:00 – 4.15 Ethics and online research - Clare 4.15- 5.00 Any questions?

  3. Structure 1. Online research ethics: some thoughts 2. Informed consent 3. Confidentiality 4. Privacy 5. International inequalities 6. Scenarios

  4. 1. Online research ethics: some thoughts

  5. 2. Informed consent • Informed consent • Withdrawal from her research • Deception

  6. 3. Confidentiality • Confidentiality • Subject anonymity • Data security

  7. 4. Privacy • Public private debate • Expectations of privacy • Alienation or privacy

  8. 5. International inequalities • Digital divide • Censorship • Language issues • Online power inequalities

  9. Scenario 1 • Project title: Rural experiences of 'gay' sexual identity • Research questions: What is the role of the internet in providing an outlet through which rural gay males can freely express their sexual identity? • Research methods: Covert observation of specific gay chat rooms of which you are a member, followed by synchronous interviews of self-selected sample gained through a message transmitted to mailists. • Ethical issues?

  10. Scenario 2 • Project title: Participatory research and internet activism:how activists involved in environmental and social change politics utilise the internet – their internet activism • Research questions: Exploring the opportunities and tensions the internet offers to activists. What was the role that the internet played in the broader dynamics of activism and activists everyday lives? • Research methods: Onsite face-to-face interviews, followed by online email interviews with participants recruited during onsite research. • Ethics?

  11. Scenario 3 • Project title: Social exclusion and the internet in Tanzania • Research questions: Who is using the internet in rural Tanzania, and what for? Research methods included an open-ended questionnaire of MCT users (265 responses), semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with users and non-users, and a town survey (299 responses) which collected basic socio-economic data about households and livelihoods in the town. • Research methods: Online questionnaire of participants using a mutli-purpose telecenter, observation of the multi-purpose telecenter, followed by face-to-face questionnaire of non-users. • Ethics?

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