Ethical Problems in Virtual Research: Enmeshing the Blurriness with Twitter Data

Autor/in	Power, Kerry
Titel	Ethical Problems in Virtual Research: Enmeshing the Blurriness with Twitter Data
Quelle	In: E-Learning and Digital Media, 16 (2019) 3, S.196-207 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Power, Kerry)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2042-7530
DOI	10.1177/2042753019834954
Schlagwörter	Ethics; Research Problems; Social Media; Researchers; Data Collection; Art Teachers; Access to Information; Privacy; Information Security; Technology Uses in Education; Doctoral Students; Informed Consent; Psychological Patterns + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethik; Forschungskritik; Soziale Medien; Researcher; Forscher; Data capture; Datensammlung; Art teacher; Kunsterzieher; Kunsterzieherin; Privatsphäre; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Doctoral studies; Doctorate studies; Student; Students; Doctoral candidate; Doktorandenprogramm; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Doktorand; Doktorandin
Abstract	When conceptualising knowledge gained from tapping into an internet data pool, one may question many things which can include the role of the researcher and the researched, privacy and ethics, intention, authenticity and the vastness of scope. The researcher, regardless of research intention including moral or ethical positions, must acknowledge that there are billions of nuances affecting online user participation. Ethical boundaries surrounding available data deemed 'public' in a program like Twitter, for example, are not easily wrapped in a terms of service agreement. Ethical problems in virtual research are expansive, and it is necessary to frame how and why researchers should address them. In the following paper, I outline some significant ethical issues in virtual research and address perceived pluralities as enmeshment. Drawing on Barad's (2007, 2010, 2014) theoretical model of diffraction, I poke holes through ethical blurriness and think through ethical possibilities for researchers, including online presence, data collection practices and participant agency. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01