In the aftermath of the war in Syria, Canada and Germany welcomed
thousands of refugees. Scholars in both countries conducted studies to
learn how the refugee children and families were faring, and how local
populations and nongovernmental agencies were responding. This book
presents researchers’ accounts of responsible ethical conduct in
complex situations such as these. In this volume edited by Mehrunnisa
Ahmad Ali, contributors describe the challenges of data collection,
analyses, and dissemination of findings. These include getting
institutional and parental permissions to access children; ensuring
everyone’s privacy, comfort, and safety; and developing trusting
relationships with those whose language, culture, and lived
experiences are very different from one’s own. In doing this work,
researchers can get caught between their obligations to the refugee
children and families, research ethics boards, service providers, and
government agencies. This book also offers advice on how to navigate
these competing ethical obligations. Research with Refugee Children
and Families offers hard-won insights and methodological innovations
in research with highly vulnerable populations. In the process it
provides guidance on how to balance humanitarian impulses with
scientific rigour, and concern for children and families with the
imperatives of service providers and regulators, and all with the
researcher’s own well-being.
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Ethical Dilemmas and Methodological Insights
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780774871853
Publisert
2025
Utgiver
University of British Columbia Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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