A dialogic about using Facebook status updates for education research: a PhD student's journey
Author(s)
Barnes, Naomi
Penn-Edwards, Sorrel
Sim, Cheryl
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2015
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Facebook status updates provided the data for a study about the transition learning experiences of 1st-year university students. Strict ethical guidelines were proposed by the PhD researcher from the outset of the study. Anonymity was considered important for the approved ethical clearance for both the university and the participants. Phenomenography was adopted and adapted for the study because it both conceptually and methodologically managed anonymity as well as questions of authenticity. An ethical dilemma arose during the research because the archival parameters were expanded by the researcher to allow the collection ...
View more >Facebook status updates provided the data for a study about the transition learning experiences of 1st-year university students. Strict ethical guidelines were proposed by the PhD researcher from the outset of the study. Anonymity was considered important for the approved ethical clearance for both the university and the participants. Phenomenography was adopted and adapted for the study because it both conceptually and methodologically managed anonymity as well as questions of authenticity. An ethical dilemma arose during the research because the archival parameters were expanded by the researcher to allow the collection of data from the participants' network. Questions of consent in an online space and how to report findings, which included data from people unaware of their involvement in the research, needed to be considered.
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View more >Facebook status updates provided the data for a study about the transition learning experiences of 1st-year university students. Strict ethical guidelines were proposed by the PhD researcher from the outset of the study. Anonymity was considered important for the approved ethical clearance for both the university and the participants. Phenomenography was adopted and adapted for the study because it both conceptually and methodologically managed anonymity as well as questions of authenticity. An ethical dilemma arose during the research because the archival parameters were expanded by the researcher to allow the collection of data from the participants' network. Questions of consent in an online space and how to report findings, which included data from people unaware of their involvement in the research, needed to be considered.
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Journal Title
Educational Research and Evaluation
Volume
21
Issue
2
Subject
Specialist studies in education
Other education not elsewhere classified