Considerations for research ethics boards in evaluating qualitative studies: lessons from an ethnographic study with adolescent females.
Research ethics boards (REBs) have traditionally been required to evaluate quantitative research proposals. They are, however, increasingly facing the need to evaluate the ethical implications of proposals involving qualitative research. This article discusses one form of qualitative research, ethnography, in light of possible ethical concerns. It suggests ways in which ethical issues may be addressed, and provides examples drawn from an ethnographic study of adolescent girls' health concerns in their dating relationships. Recommendations for REBs are included.
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School of Nursing, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 1700, Victoria BC V8W 2Y2, Canada. ebanister@uvic.ca
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000884:Anthropology, Cultural / Q000941:ethics*; D035841:Behavioral Research / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards*; D002170:Canada; D003380:Courtship; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research; D032984:Ethics, Research; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000592:standards; D035842:Research Subjects; D035844:Researcher-Subject Relations