Balancing data integrity concerns with ethical considerations in online research

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Simone
Keyword(s):  
Data Integrity ◽  
Online Research ◽  
Ethical Considerations

scholarly journals Conducting perception research over the Internet: a tutorial review

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy T Woods ◽  
Carlos Velasco ◽  
Carmel A. Levitan ◽  
Xiaong Wan ◽  
Charles Spence
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Data ◽  
Stimulus Presentation ◽  
Laboratory Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Research ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Online Data ◽  
Popular Approach ◽  
Use Of Internet

This article provides an overview of the literature on the use of internet-based testing to address questions in perception research. Internet-based testing has several advantages over in-lab research, including the ability to reach a relatively broad set of participants and to quickly and inexpensively collect large amounts of empirical data. In many cases, the quality of online data appears to match that collected in laboratory research. Generally speaking, online participants tend to be more representative of the population at large than laboratory based participants. There are, though, some important caveats, when it comes to collecting data online. It is obviously much more difficult to control the exact parameters of stimulus presentation (such as display characteristics) in online research. There are also some thorny ethical considerations that need to be considered by experimenters. Strengths and weaknesses of the online approach, relative to others, are highlighted, and recommendations made for those researchers who might be thinking about conducting their own studies using this increasingly-popular approach to research in the psychological sciences.

Ethics in Gender Online Research: A Facebook Case Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 73-96
Author(s):  
Claudia Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Gender Studies ◽  
Online Research ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Digital Ethics ◽  
Creative Solutions ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship

This article explores the role of researchers in online environments, namely Facebook, and their ethical responsibilities towards fieldwork in a broad sense, their interlocutors, colleagues, themselves, and their families. The aim is to highlight the relationship between methodology, ethical considerations, and political circumstances in the realm of jihadi audiovisualities. By addressing actual methodological and ethical limitations experienced while conducting research offline and on Facebook, I will further the practical understanding of radicalization processes and entanglement with jihadi media. The study has its own ethic and theoretical limitations since it is anchored in an empirical case study that represents a novelty in terms of methods and results. The sum of the application of these methods and creative solutions may inspire new scientific approaches for digital ethnography, digital ethics, and gender studies and may, in particular, help to conceptualize jihadi audiovisuality as a field of research.

Ethical Considerations in Online Research Methods

2012 ◽  
pp. 394-408
Author(s):  
Harsh Suri ◽  
Fay Patel
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Online Research ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Online Data ◽  
Identity Representation ◽  
Online Data Collection ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Online Research Methods

Online research methods are gaining popularity in several disciplines as they offer numerous opportunities that were not feasible before. However, online research methods also present many challenges and complexities that give rise to ethical dilemmas for online researchers and research participants. This chapter discusses key ethical considerations in the four stages of the research process: research design, online data collection methods, data analysis methods, and online communication of research outcomes. Issues of power, voice, identity, representation, and anonymity in online research are discussed. The relationship between information and power and its implications for equity in online research is also examined. Rather than providing prescriptive recommendations, the authors use questioning as a strategic device to foster critical awareness and ethically informed decision-making among online researchers.

Data Sources from Archives to the Internet

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darren Jubb ◽  
Lubaina Zakaria ◽  
Keith Gori ◽  
Rodrigo Perez-Vega
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Research Tool ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Research ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Internet And Social Media

This chapter presents two broad approaches to the collection of qualitative data in accounting and finance research: historical research, and research using the internet and social media. It first discusses the importance of archival records as a source of data. Following this the chapter considers oral history techniques as well as visual, cultural and ancient sources. The second part of chapter 6 focuses on how the internet and social media can be used as a research tool to gather data. This is followed by a discussion on the practicalities and ethical considerations of conducting online research.

Ethical Considerations in Online Research Methods

2019 ◽  
pp. 646-661
Author(s):  
Harsh Suri ◽  
Fay Patel
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Online Research ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Online Data ◽  
Identity Representation ◽  
Online Data Collection ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Online Research Methods

Online research methods are gaining popularity in several disciplines as they offer numerous opportunities that were not feasible before. However, online research methods also present many challenges and complexities that give rise to ethical dilemmas for online researchers and research participants. This chapter discusses key ethical considerations in the four stages of the research process: research design, online data collection methods, data analysis methods, and online communication of research outcomes. Issues of power, voice, identity, representation, and anonymity in online research are discussed. The relationship between information and power and its implications for equity in online research is also examined. Rather than providing prescriptive recommendations, the authors use questioning as a strategic device to foster critical awareness and ethically informed decision-making among online researchers.

Survey Fraud and the Integrity of Web-Based Survey Research

2021 ◽  
pp. 089011712110375
Author(s):  
Ronli Levi ◽  
Ronit Ridberg ◽  
Melissa Akers ◽  
Hilary Seligman
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Human Subjects ◽  
Data Integrity ◽  
Public Health Research ◽  
Online Research ◽  
Human Subjects Research ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Web Based

Compared to traditional paper surveys, online surveys offer a convenient, efficient, and socially distant way to conduct human subjects research. The popularity of online research has grown in recent decades. However, without proper precautions, false respondents pose a serious risk to data integrity. In this paper, we describe our research team’s own encounter with survey fraud, steps taken to preserve the integrity of our study, and implications for future public health research.

Using online research methods to complete investigations with young children: Suggestions for music practitioners and researchers

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mara E. Culp ◽  
Tiger Robison
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Online Research ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Secondary Purpose ◽  
Research With Children ◽  
Online Methods ◽  
Online Research Methods

As stakeholders turn to online methods, researchers would benefit from assistance in identifying ways to address important questions related to children’s musical lives in an altered research landscape. The purpose of this article is to describe how online methods can be used to conduct research with young children and music. A secondary purpose is to introduce and orient readers to relevant literature and resources to enable them to complete investigations. Our discussion is presented in three primary sections: online research with children and music, ethical considerations and suggestions for practice. Sections one and two provide general overviews of relevant literature and resources while establishing a foundation for our suggestions, which are also informed by our previous experiences. As researchers, we began this investigation to address a need in our own work, and we offer our preliminary findings and suggestions in this article as a resource for others.

scholarly journals Online Interviewing: It’s Not as Simple as Point and Click

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Online Research ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Thoughtful Discussion ◽  
Online Research Methods

In Online Interviewing, Nalita James and Hugh Busher offer a thoughtful discussion of epistemological, methodological, and ethical considerations related to qualitative research in the online environment. They describe several forms of online interviews, as well as benefits and challenges associated with this form of research. The authors include practical tips for online researchers and examples from studies that employed online research methods.

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