Hi TeachLingers,
An undergrad thesis student is conducting a survey among migrants with different
language proficiencies. Some of the question responses raise issues of isolation and
exclusion. The student has mentioned that they found it draining to read these
responses. I advised that they write about that draining feeling in their methods
section, discuss it explicitly as a limitation on the amount of data they can
analyse; and to flag it as an issue in their ethics section as well. I'd never
thought of that before, but it occurred to me in the wider context of declining
student mental health amid lockdown and general apocalypse; and anyway, whyever
shouldn't the researcher's wellbeing get a mention, obviously alongside the
participants' welllbeing?
Moreover, I've never encouraged students to do this before because it's outside
convention; I don't think I've ever seen researcher wellbeing discussed in a research
article. But convention moves on, perhaps slowly, in response to new needs and
realisations.
How do you all feel about encouraging students - and ourselves! - to build in at
least a brief mention of researcher wellbeing as a factor in the research process?
Especially if it has a material effect in limiting the amount of data that can be
analysed in the time available...?
I feel like this is a big topic that maybe needs careful consideration more
generally, but for now I'll get back to commenting on thesis drafts!
All the best,
Dave
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