Taylor, Michael (2023) Power, Participants and Pandemics – steering a reciprocal path through research methods. Hillary Place Papers (8).
Abstract
This paper explores the need to consider reciprocity and power dynamics when working with human participants. It classifies the potential costs to parƟcipants in research and how researchers can engage in acts of reciprocity to miƟgate these and leave participants with a net benefit from participating in research. Using my own PhD research involving interviews with school professionals and national policy influencers, it offers an example of how these considerations may be employed, particularly during the time of extreme pressure placed on these participants from the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this paper, I highlight quesƟons about how researchers might consider the power dynamic within interview research and offer suggestions of how this might be considered when planning to conduct interviews honestly, ethically and in a mutually beneficial way.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © University of Leeds 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.48785/100/215 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons (CC-BY 4.0) |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Education (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 10 Jan 2024 14:46 |
Last Modified: | 26 Jan 2024 15:11 |
Published Version: | https://hpp.education.leeds.ac.uk/ |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | University of Leeds |
Identification Number: | 10.48785/100/215 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:207454 |