Ethical Dilemmas and Moral Conundrums

IF 1.1 Q2 ANTHROPOLOGY
J. Avery
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Abstract

Many anthropologists will be required to gain ethics approval in order to begin their research. Prior to commencing, though, it is not always possible to predict what will happen in the field, or how you as the researcher will react, much less to incorporate all possible safeguards in an ethics application. My research was conducted at a special education needs college with the aim of discovering the sense of self of students with intellectual disabilities. I underwent a lengthy and complicated ethics approval process and gained associated external approvals. As my research evolved in the field, I became interested in strands of enquiry that without care could have potentially breached my ethics guidelines. New questions could suggest to staff that I was doing something other than stipulated in their consent documents. The ethics approval process can help refine the research methodology and analysis; however, it cannot prepare us for the moral conundrums that arise in the field.
伦理困境与道德困境
许多人类学家将被要求获得伦理批准才能开始他们的研究。然而,在开始之前,并不总是能够预测该领域会发生什么,或者你作为研究人员会如何反应,更不用说在道德应用中纳入所有可能的保障措施了。我的研究是在一所特殊教育需求学院进行的,目的是发现智障学生的自我意识。我经历了漫长而复杂的道德审批过程,并获得了相关的外部批准。随着我在该领域的研究进展,我对那些不小心可能违反我道德准则的调查线索产生了兴趣。新的问题可能会向员工表明,我在做他们同意文件中规定之外的事情。伦理审批过程可以帮助完善研究方法和分析;然而,它并不能让我们为该领域出现的道德难题做好准备。
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CiteScore
3.10
自引率
7.10%
发文量
7
审稿时长
24 weeks
期刊介绍: Anthropology in Action (AIA) is a peer-reviewed journal publishing articles, commentaries, research reports, and book reviews in applied anthropology. Contributions reflect the use of anthropological training in policy- or practice-oriented work and foster the broader application of these approaches to practical problems. The journal provides a forum for debate and analysis for anthropologists working both inside and outside academia and aims to promote communication amongst practitioners, academics and students of anthropology in order to advance the cross-fertilisation of expertise and ideas. Recent themes and articles have included the anthropology of welfare, transferring anthropological skills to applied health research, design considerations in old-age living, museum-based anthropology education, cultural identities and British citizenship, feminism and anthropology, and international student and youth mobility.
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