People Studying People Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research Co-sponsored by the Indiana University School of Education Fall 2000

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The workshops -

People Studying People: Core Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research

Intimate Research: Ethical Challenges in Research with Small Groups and Individuals

Studying Abroad: Ethical Issues in International Qualitative Research

People Studying People: Core Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research

Friday, September 29, 2000, 10:00-noon, Education 3275

Presenter - Kenneth D. Pimple, Research Associate, Poynter Center

Topics -

• Risks and benefits to people participating in qualitative research.
• Researcher obligations to people being studied.
• Researcher obligations to a school or neighborhood where people are being studied.
• Researcher obligations to her/his home institution (IUB).
• Legal obligation to report child abuse, etc.
• Anonymity, confidentiality, and privacy.

Intimate Research: Ethical Challenges in Research with Small Groups and Individuals

Friday, November 3, 2000, 10:00-noon, Education 3275

Presenter - Thomas M. Schwen, Associate Professor of Education

Moderator - Kenneth D. Pimple, Research Associate, Poynter Center

Topics -

• Creating and maintaining personal/professional boundaries.
• Studying the same person or small group of people over a long period of time.
• What to do when you learn something for which you were not looking.
• How much can you claim for your research even though it is a small sample?

Studying Abroad: Ethical Issues in International Qualitative Research

Friday, December 1, 2000, 10:00-noon, Education 3275

Panelists -

William A. Corsaro, Robert H. Shaffer Class of 1967 Endowed Professor of Sociology and Professor of West European Studies NOVEMBER 10 - Professor Corsaro will be unable to attend the workshop. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Margaret Sutton, Assistant Professor of Education

Sue M. C. Tuohy, Assistant Professor of Folklore and Ethnomusicology and Adjunct Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Moderators -

Kenneth D. Pimple, Research Associate, Poynter Center

Julia A. Pedroni, Research Associate, Poynter Center

Description -

Each of the panelists will give a short presentation on ethical issues he or she has encountered in conducting qualitative research abroad. The panel presentations will be followed by discussion.

People Studying People Advisory Board

Catherine A. Brown, Associate Dean for Research and Development (School of Education) and Associate Professor of Education

Barry L. Bull, Professor of Education

Jack A. Cummings, Executive Associate Dean (School of Education) and Professor of Education

Luise Prior McCarty, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies (School of Education) and Associate Professor of Education

For more information

Please address questions to the PSP Project Director, Kenneth D. Pimple, Ph.D., The Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions, Indiana University, 618 East Third Street, Bloomington IN 47405-3602; (812) 855-0261; FAX 855-3315.