- Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
- ISBN: 978552662342
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- Publication Date: 2007
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- Pages: 128
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Request Exam CopyResearch Ethics and the Internet
Negotiating Canada’s Tri-Council Policy Statement
Heather Kitchin
Kitchin helps readers pick their way through the minefield that stands in the way of all who seek to find clarity as to the ethics of Internet research. The Internet poses new challenges to researchers, and the author clearly discusses these challenges in all their complexity. Issues of copyright, privacy and ethical use of Internet materials loom large. Kitchin analyzes contradictions between the federal Tri- Council Policy Statement and university-based research ethics boards and offers a simple solution to policy makers who grapple with the ethics of internet research.
“Kitchin has not only written an excellent book, she has courageously taken on some of the most complex and least understood aspects of ethics and Internet research and done it with great clarity and precision.” —Sandra Kirby, University of Winnipeg
Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- The Way of State Mandated Research Ethics
- Mandated Social Research Ethics in the United States & Canada: An Overview of Research Ethics Boards and Institutional Review Boards
- Conducting Research through the Internet
- Social Research in Canada: The Tri-Council on Cyberspace
- Social Research Ethics: Current Debates & Issues
- Approaching Data Collection through the Internet: A Guide
- Conclusion
- Recommendations
- Appendices
- Selected References
- Index
About the Author
Heather Kitchin is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Acadia University. Kitchin specializes in the areas of sociology of crime and deviance, sociology of addictions, gender studies, and research ethics. Her research interests include Alcoholics Anonymous and recovery practices and processes, and interpretive research methodologies. Current research is being conducted with Nova Scotia Department of Justice, Correctional Services, Nova Scotia Department of Health, and the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, with the goal of introducing accredited substance abuse programming and related treatment services to provincially incarcerated adults in Nova Scotia.
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Research Ethics and the Internet
Kitchen tries to guide readers as they pick their way through the maze that stands in the way of all who seek to find clarity as to the ethics of internet research. The internet poses new challenges to researchers, and the author discusses these challenges in all their complexity. Issues of copyrights, privacy, and the ethical use of internet materials loom large. Also analyzed are contradictions between the federal Tri-Council Policy Statement and the university-based research ethics boards, as well as solutions to policy makers who have to deal with the ethics of internet research.–Abstracts of Public Administration, Development , and Environment, 2009
Research Ethics and the Internet
Heather Kitchin helps readers pick their way through the minefield that stands in the way of all who seek to find clarity as to the ethics of Internet research. The Internet poses new challenges to researchers, and the author clearly discusses these challenges in all their complexity. Issues of copyright, privacy and ethical use of Internet materials loom large. In Research Ethics and the Internet, Kitchin analyzes contradictions between the federal Tri-Counsel Policy Statement and university-based research ethics boards and offers a simple solution to policy makers who grapple with the ethics of internet research.
Caut Bulletin, May 2008