Addressing Public and Private Issues in a Virtual Ethnography Study of an Open Online Community: a Reflective Paper
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This paper discusses the ethical consequences of employing virtual ethnography to observe human behaviour in open online communities. In this paper, we discuss the nature of the online community being studied as well as the lessons learned from both literature and also the ethical clearance application process undertaken by the research team. A key finding was that despite the community being open to the public, generally community members expected the research team to employ strategies similar to those required when dealing with a private community.
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| ID Code: | 61858 |
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| Item Type: | Other Contribution |
| Refereed: | No |
| Keywords: | Ethics, Virtual ethnography, Online communities |
| Divisions: | Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Science & Engineering Faculty |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2013 Please consult the authors |
| Deposited On: | 20 Aug 2013 22:31 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Jun 2017 14:48 |
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