I bought one a few years ago via the regular office equipment supplier
my university used. It cost something like GB£250.
Paul
Sarah Chung wrote:
> HI all:
>
> Do you know where can I purchase the traditional transciber (with foot
> pedal)?
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> Please advice.
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> Thanks.
>
> Sarah
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> Sarah Chung
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> >From: Michael Fischer >Reply-To: qual-software >To:
> [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Ethics and informed consent
> >Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 13:36:04 +0100 > >There are serious issues
> afoot. On the one hand, it is not always >possible to comply ...
> illiterate people do not deal well with >forms. >There should however,
> always be an assurance that the interviewer >makes >clear what they
> are doing, and what the consequences of talking to >the >researcher
> involve. And in the present paranoid climate, it is >important to
> remember that you can offer no protection of >individuals >who you
> name in your notes, as you have no legal right to withhold
> >information from officials in most cases, so there are potential
> >consequences. > >The existence of an approval procedure is quite
> reasonable, since >no >one of us could claim that we have thought of
> all the ways that we >might harm our subjects, and review can help
> minimize the harm in >balance to the putative results. > >Forms are
> not a very good way of implementing an approval procedure. >Review of
> the procedures can be. The 'form culture' is about legal >protection
> of the institution, not ensuring ethical research >behaviour. >If you
> provide a form, then you are on the hook, not the >institution. >In
> the end ethical research behaviour can only come from >researchers,
> >not from approval procedures. > >Michael Fischer > > > > > > >>Kath,
> >> >>My initial thought was that your arguments seemed very sensible
> but >>then I >>wondered, what would happen if when you write up your
> findings some >>of >>theose people you interviewed turned around and
> said "You never >>said >>that >>was going to be used in research, I
> thought we were just chatting"? >> >>best wishes, >> >>Alan Simpson >>
> >>also researching in the health services and frequently submitting
> >>to >>ethics >>committees... >> >>>From: Kath Checkland >>> >>>As a
> researcher (and medic) doing qualitative research with >>>doctors
> >>>and >>>managers in the NHS, I am required to obtain ethical
> approval from >>>the >>>local >>>research ethics committee. May
> observations (as both a member of >>>such >>>a >>>committee and as
> someone submitting to the committee) are as >>>follows: >>>1. Few
> people on LRECs have the faintest clue about qualitative >>>research.
> >>>One reply to my submission suggested that there was a danger that
> >>>my >>>protocol would prevent me from being sufficiently
> "objective". >>>When I >>>spoke >>>to them and tried to discuss the
> theoretical justification for my >>>project, >>>I >>>might have been
> talking a different language. >>>2. I am dubious about the idea of
> asking participants to sign a >>>declaration >>>for many reasons. As
> others have said, there will be participants >>>for >>>whom >>>that is
> impossible. In my own research, I am researching powerful >>>people -
> >>>it seems to be the nanny state gone mad to suggest that they are
> >>>not >>>capable >>>of saying "no" when I ask them if I can interview
> them. I think >>>that >>>we >>>should treat our participants as
> intelligent human beings, make it >>>clear to >>>them that they do not
> have to participate and agree without >>>question >>>if >>>they >>>at
> any time withdraw that consent. After that, if they agree to >>>talk
> >>>to me >>>I >>>think it is reasonable to assume that they have
> consented without >>>making >>>them sign a piece of paper to that
> effect. It is different, of >>>course >>>if >>>you >>>are dealing with
> vulnerable people, or those with a limited grasp >>>of >>>language or
> cultural norms, but it is important not to draw up >>>blanket >>>rules
> >>>that cannot possibly cover all eventualities. >>>Kath Checkland
> >>>GP and PhD student, Manchester University >>> > >>>----- Original
> Message ----- >>>From: "Rowland Atkinson" >>> > Dear All >>> > >>> > I
> think Im pushing the boundaries of the use of this list but >>>we are
> >>>going >>> > through a process of introducing ethical approval forms
> which >>>require >>>that >>> > ALL students provide a form to which
> respondents would sign >>>their >>>name >>> > showing they understood
> that they had the right to refuse, >>>withdraw >>>and >>>that >>> >
> the work would be confidential and so on. My question is >>>really,
> >>>how do >>> > other people work ethical approval and undergrad and
> postgrad >>>levels? >>> > >>> > Im rather cynical of the process for
> two reasons. 1. Having the >>>protocol >>>in >>> > place does not
> ensure that any of the subsequent steps are >>>taken on >>>board. >>>
> > 2. For many projects this is neither necessary and may be
> >>>directly >>> > prejudicial to getting data from particular social
> groups. Here >>>Im >>>thinking >>> > of social elites generally. I
> think to myself, would I sign >>>something >>>that >>>a >>> > student
> would then take away. Shouldn't we allow some groups to >>>fade in
> >>>and >>> > out in ways which they decide for themselves. I suppose
> there >>>is >>>also >>>the >>> > possibility that people 'dont mind'
> being named (Underground by >>>Harukumi >>>for >>> > example) but I
> guess most researchers wouldnt 'want' to name >>>respondents >>> >
> anyway. Small can of worms to chew on... >>> > >>> > thanks >>> > >>>
> > Rowland >>> > >>> > > >------------------ > >Michael Fischer >Reader
> in Anthropological Sciences >Director, Centre for Social Anthropology
> and Computing >University of Kent
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