Managing qualitative research as insider-research in small rural communities

© James Cook University. Rural clinicians in small communities face the pressure of always being 'on duty', and the ethical challenges of overlapping relationships with members of the community and duality of roles. The lead author of this commentary has experience as an insider researcher...

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Main Authors: Heslop, C., Burns, Sharyn, Lobo, Roanna
Format: Journal Article
Published: Deakin University 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73955
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description © James Cook University. Rural clinicians in small communities face the pressure of always being 'on duty', and the ethical challenges of overlapping relationships with members of the community and duality of roles. The lead author of this commentary has experience as an insider researcher living within a small rural community, and has navigated the ethical challenges and community pressures of conducting qualitative research within an interconnected network. With appropriate measures and planning, insider research can be conducted rigorously, while maintaining ongoing relationships, confidentiality and anonymity.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-739552019-02-19T04:25:59Z Managing qualitative research as insider-research in small rural communities Heslop, C. Burns, Sharyn Lobo, Roanna © James Cook University. Rural clinicians in small communities face the pressure of always being 'on duty', and the ethical challenges of overlapping relationships with members of the community and duality of roles. The lead author of this commentary has experience as an insider researcher living within a small rural community, and has navigated the ethical challenges and community pressures of conducting qualitative research within an interconnected network. With appropriate measures and planning, insider research can be conducted rigorously, while maintaining ongoing relationships, confidentiality and anonymity. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73955 10.22605/RRH4576 Deakin University restricted
spellingShingle Heslop, C.
Burns, Sharyn
Lobo, Roanna
Managing qualitative research as insider-research in small rural communities
title Managing qualitative research as insider-research in small rural communities
title_full Managing qualitative research as insider-research in small rural communities
title_fullStr Managing qualitative research as insider-research in small rural communities
title_full_unstemmed Managing qualitative research as insider-research in small rural communities
title_short Managing qualitative research as insider-research in small rural communities
title_sort managing qualitative research as insider-research in small rural communities
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73955