Hi all
Payment for interviews may be seen by a Human Ethics Committee as coersion
(ethical approval for such research is imperative). Validity may be
compromised when payment is offered. What CAN and definitely SHOULD be
considered is a payment that covers any costs incurred by the participant.
Whether "costs" can include time is probably debatable. People should
volunteer because they have an interest in the research area and WANT to
contribute. One should always budget for participant costs as compensation
when submitting budgets for grant applications.
I have received thank you cards when I have participated in research as a
subject. That makes me feel happy. I have also received money for
participating in research forums that err more toward market research. In
such case(s), I would not have participated unless the carrot had been
dangled. This was not coming out of the pocket of a student or poorly paid
academic. I also received a tea-bag with a survey form once. That's a cute
idea. Obviously it does come down to how people value your contribution.
Money is not necessarily the only way of showing an appreciation of that
value.
Best regards
Laurence Bathurst
School of Occupation and Leisure Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Sydney
PO Box 170
Lidcombe NSW 1825
Australia
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From: "keith armstrong" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 9:13 AM
Subject: Re: advice and payment for time....
| Most up to date text books cost allot of money, most researchers buy some
of them when the information is essential to the research, even though they
sigh, as the give the money over at the bookshops cash desk.
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| Many researchers of people with impairments do not value their victims
(subjects) information highly enough. Disabled people knowledge and time is
not valued. If it paid for at a reasonable rate) the subject is more likely
to feel valued and be prepared to give more thoughtful responses. Remember
if you pay peanuts or less you get ...............
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| Its not like breathing it is paying for the knowledge of experience which
cannot be obtained in those expensive books.
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| Trying telling them at the supermarket, that you give your free time to
some social work researcher, so they should give you cheaper food.
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| Disabled people live in poverty. It is about time that changed. It is
about time our community was valued.
|
| Keith
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| On Mon, 7 Apr 2003 10:29:16 0100 , "Smith, Glenn" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
| >Paid for their time ? Can't people do things without payment even if they
| >are poor -
| often the student will be poorer then the participant as was the
| >case in my PhD...I really don't believe in payments in research and that
is
| >not to ignore peoples poverty...what do others think ?
| >
| >Glenn
| >
| >Dr Glenn Smith,
| >Research Fellow,
| %3
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