Hello All
In a similar vein, I appreciate the way that the researcher checked
things out before posting the request. I also found David's message to
the list to be facilitative: clarifying the researcher's intentions and
the content of their research. I definitely felt consulted (although I
didn't respond).
Annie's response seems to set out a helpful orientation to any
prospective researchers (or others) who might want to post requests. It
treads the line of remaining open as a list, while also giving people a
chance to think about it before they post.
Cheers
Carl
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Annie Mitchell
Sent: 19 August 2010 11:00
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Subject: Re: [COMMUNITYPSYCHUK] guidance on acceptable list postings
Yes; sorry not to get back. I don't massively object though agree that I
would rather not have posts that don't sit with the values of the list;
; maybe if in future people request this, it would be good for
moderators to say something along the lines of thanks for asking; you
are welcome to post as this is an open access list but please do bear in
mind that this list is devoted to critical reflections on psychological
practice and members and members may well give critical feedback on
requests that do not seem in line with values of participation and
social justice and challenging the status quo / vested interests... ...
no doubt as moderators you can find better phrasing than this?
Thanks for checking with us about it.
Annie
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Sent: 19 August 2010 10:48
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Subject: Re: [COMMUNITYPSYCHUK] guidance on acceptable list postings
No objections have been raised to the request discussed below so Grant
and I have suggested the person making the request subscribes to the
list as a member, post his message and awaits replies.
david
David Fryer
Professor of Community Critical Psychology, Charles Sturt University,
Australia
Professor Extraordinarius, University of South Africa
Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Stirling, Scotland
President: European Community Psychology Association
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From: Fryer, David
Sent: 18 August 2010 15:33
To: The UK Community Psychology Discussion List
Subject: guidance on acceptable list postings
Dear All
I am posting this time as co-moderator (with Grant) of this list in
search of some guidance from you. It relates to whether research
recruitment related posts are acceptable to you.
Someone who describes himself as an Advanced Doctoral Student at a US
University and who describes his work as "designing on empowerment
evaluation and its relationship to self-determination" who has
"developed a new measure, based on the ten empowerment evaluation
principles" has requested permission to use the UK CP list to ask
"readers for guidance on accessing a potential sample of respondents"
and has said that that "the anticipated response burden for participants
will include the as yet to be named empowerment evaluation measure, a
brief measure of social desirability, a brief empowerment measure, and a
brief self -determination measure. I have also developed an evaluator
survey that includes items related to process, context, and relationship
with participants. Demographic data will be asked of both evaluation
participants and evaluators; anonymity will be assured."
I really appreciate this researcher contacting the moderators to seek
guidance on this matter rather than just joining the list and posting
the request and have told him so. I also told him I would like to
consult list members on this matter.
Whilst I have my own views as a researcher in this style of research -
as many others will have - that is not something it is appropriate to
explore here and now.
Writing as a list member my own preference would be that this list does
not become seen by researchers as a way to recruit participants as the
list could potentially become deluged, especially give the size of the
community psychology industry in the USA (if we approve this request we
may have many more to consider as word spreads)
Writing as one of the list co-moderators I realise that there was some
productive community psychological debate occasioned by Rhiannon's
request and that some list members were happy to get involved as
participants.
What do you think?
Do we want to try to keep the list largely free from research
recruitment requests (or at least keep such requests limited to bona
fide list members).
Of course this is an open list which anyone can join and once joined can
post what they choose to post but at least when people do us the
courtesy of asking for permission to use the list in this way we could
decide to politely inform the requester that list members would prefer
not to have this sort of post
or
Do we want to encourage this person to post the message (we can revisit
this in the future if such posts becomes a nuisance)?
David
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