Understanding academic attitudes towards the ethical challenges posed by social media research

In this paper, we outline an online survey-based study seeking to understand academic attitudes towards social media research ethics (SMRE). As the exploratory phase of a wider research project, findings are discussed in relation to the responses of 30 participants, spanning multiple faculties and l...

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Main Authors: Carter, Christopher J., Koene, Ansgar, Perez, Elvira, Statache, Ramona, Adolphs, Svenja, O'Malley, Claire, Rodden, Tom, McAuley, Derek
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author Carter, Christopher J.
Koene, Ansgar
Perez, Elvira
Statache, Ramona
Adolphs, Svenja
O'Malley, Claire
Rodden, Tom
McAuley, Derek
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description In this paper, we outline an online survey-based study seeking to understand academic attitudes towards social media research ethics (SMRE). As the exploratory phase of a wider research project, findings are discussed in relation to the responses of 30 participants, spanning multiple faculties and locations at one international university. The paper presents an empirical measure of attitudes towards social media research ethics, reflecting core issues outlined throughout the nascent Internet-mediated research (IMR) literature, in addition to survey questions relating to familiarity with SMRE guidance, and experience of reviewing SMRE proposals from students and/or as part of the university's research ethics committees (RECs). Findings indicate notable variance in academic attitudes towards the ethical challenges of social media research, reflecting the complexity of decision-making within this context and further emphasising the need to understand influencing factors. Future directions are discussed in relation to the tentative findings presented by the current study.
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spelling nottingham-499802020-05-04T17:33:25Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49980/ Understanding academic attitudes towards the ethical challenges posed by social media research Carter, Christopher J. Koene, Ansgar Perez, Elvira Statache, Ramona Adolphs, Svenja O'Malley, Claire Rodden, Tom McAuley, Derek In this paper, we outline an online survey-based study seeking to understand academic attitudes towards social media research ethics (SMRE). As the exploratory phase of a wider research project, findings are discussed in relation to the responses of 30 participants, spanning multiple faculties and locations at one international university. The paper presents an empirical measure of attitudes towards social media research ethics, reflecting core issues outlined throughout the nascent Internet-mediated research (IMR) literature, in addition to survey questions relating to familiarity with SMRE guidance, and experience of reviewing SMRE proposals from students and/or as part of the university's research ethics committees (RECs). Findings indicate notable variance in academic attitudes towards the ethical challenges of social media research, reflecting the complexity of decision-making within this context and further emphasising the need to understand influencing factors. Future directions are discussed in relation to the tentative findings presented by the current study. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 2016-01-05 Article PeerReviewed Carter, Christopher J., Koene, Ansgar, Perez, Elvira, Statache, Ramona, Adolphs, Svenja, O'Malley, Claire, Rodden, Tom and McAuley, Derek (2016) Understanding academic attitudes towards the ethical challenges posed by social media research. Computers and Society, 45 (3). pp. 202-210. ISSN 0095-2737 Research Ethics Internet-Mediated Research Social Media Research Ethics Committees Institutional Review Boards Policy https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2874268 doi:10.1145/2874239.2874268 doi:10.1145/2874239.2874268
spellingShingle Research Ethics
Internet-Mediated Research
Social Media
Research Ethics Committees
Institutional Review Boards
Policy
Carter, Christopher J.
Koene, Ansgar
Perez, Elvira
Statache, Ramona
Adolphs, Svenja
O'Malley, Claire
Rodden, Tom
McAuley, Derek
Understanding academic attitudes towards the ethical challenges posed by social media research
title Understanding academic attitudes towards the ethical challenges posed by social media research
title_full Understanding academic attitudes towards the ethical challenges posed by social media research
title_fullStr Understanding academic attitudes towards the ethical challenges posed by social media research
title_full_unstemmed Understanding academic attitudes towards the ethical challenges posed by social media research
title_short Understanding academic attitudes towards the ethical challenges posed by social media research
title_sort understanding academic attitudes towards the ethical challenges posed by social media research
topic Research Ethics
Internet-Mediated Research
Social Media
Research Ethics Committees
Institutional Review Boards
Policy
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49980/