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> Ethical Issues in Research in Art, Design and Media
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> Compared with other, more established subject areas, art, design and
> media are relatively new research disciplines, and have only recently
> begun to tackle the issue of ethical implications of research. In
> some cases, ethical guidelines associated with other disciplines have
> provided a good basis for addressing many such issues, but
> increasingly researchers are becoming aware of ethical dilemmas that
> are specific both to the subject domains and to the particular
> research practices emerging in this area. For example, the taking or
> use of visual images without the knowledge or consent of the subjects
> involved.
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> The purpose of this research is to enhance research training by giving
> specific attention to these research issues. This will be achieved
> through the development of a series of case studies that will
> highlight the ethical dilemmas faced in typical research projects, and
> consider possible means of addressing them.
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> My role in the project is to collate, analyse and write up case
> examples of ethical issues in art, design and media in a form that can
> be used in workshops with doctoral students, and also published
> online. I plan to achieve this is by interviewing researchers, both
> doctoral and post-doctoral, who have faced ethical dilemmas in their
> research that they feel are specific to the subject; these may or may
> not have been resolved. The interviews may be face to face, by phone,
> or using email. Where practical, I hope, with the interviewees
> consent, to audio record the interviews. I will use an interpretive
> narrative approach in which I will write a first account of the case
> example, focusing on the ethical aspects, and will then return to the
> researcher to confirm my understanding and interpretation.
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> Of course, this research project has its own ethical implications that
> we intend to address with these procedures:
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> - the confidentiality of research contributors, their participants,
> and any specific issues identified by the researchers will be
> respected, and will be preserved in the final written account
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> - any written account, or any other dissemination of the material
> supplied by the researchers, will ensure that the anonymity of both
> the contributors and any others involved will be maintained and
> protected
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> - any written interpretation of case examples or other material will
> be discussed with contributors and confirmed as a true account before
> it is disseminated
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> - no material provided will be used in any way without the prior
> consent of contributors.
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> The first stage in the process is to identify appropriate research
> projects that would be amenable to this approach. If you are engaged
> in research that has involved such ethical issues, or if you know of a
> colleague or student in that position who would who would be willing
> to share their experiences with us, then please contact Darren or
> Anne.
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> Anne Boultwood
> 5 December 2005
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