Providing Ethics a Space on the Page: Social Work and Ethnography as a Case in Point

Critics have faulted reports of qualitative research in social work for not adequately describing ethical issues such that readers can evaluate them. This article provides detailed information about the intertwined methodological and ethical considerations of one ethnographic study conducted among A...

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Published in:Qualitative social work : QSW : research and practice 2007-06, Vol.6 (2), p.177-195
Main Author: Burke, Tracey Kathleen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ethics
Ethnography
Qualitative research
Research ethics
Social work research
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Summary:Critics have faulted reports of qualitative research in social work for not adequately describing ethical issues such that readers can evaluate them. This article provides detailed information about the intertwined methodological and ethical considerations of one ethnographic study conducted among Alaska Native people. The article illustrates that editors must allow considerably more space in reports of findings if scholars are to provide full accounts of their qualitative methods and ethics.
ISSN:1473-3250
1741-3117
DOI:10.1177/1473325007077241