Is it ethical to be friends with research participants?

Kara, Helen (2022) Is it ethical to be friends with research participants? Impact of Social Sciences Blog (29 Sep 2022). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

In qualitative research building a rapport and friendships with participants is often presented as a means to gain access and data from research participants. However, as Helen Kara discusses, using friendship in an instrumental way presents serious ethical issues for researchers.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/
Additional Information:	© 2022 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Date Deposited:	22 Nov 2022 14:12
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 03:44
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/117036

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