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- Sjöberg, Katarina, et al.
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En resa i identitet, tid och geografi
- 1999
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Ingår i: Mer än Kalla Fakta. - 9144008589 ; , s. 146-164
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- Sjöberg, Katarina, et al.
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Forskaren och fältet
- 2008
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Ingår i: Uppdrag Forskning. ; , s. 11-29
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- Heintz, Maria, et al.
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Fieldwork with children in school:Positioning oneself as an out-of-theordinary- adult
- 2012
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Ingår i: Pondering on methods. : A variety of methodological concerns - A variety of methodological concerns. - 9172673400 ; , s. 81-94
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Researchers have emphasized the child’s perspective within social science since the 1990’s which has resulted in a shift in the view of children within research towards the recognition that children are active, creative social agents in their own right. The main aim of this paper was to present methodological and ethical aspects regarding research with children on the basis of two propositions, the first being that research with children should emanate from the child’s perspective, and that the methods should be modified accordingly. The second proposition stresses the importance of continuously reflecting upon the ethical issues inherent in research with children. In relation to my propositions I discuss the implications of these ideas both on the role of the researcher and also from an ethical standpoint. The researcher’s role as an adult doing research with children is complex and I argue for a sensitive and reflective approach both with regard to the choice of method and when it comes to ethical considerations. I also stress the importance of acknowledging that the children are the experts in their own field. A main conclusion is to use an out-of-the-ordinary-adult approach in order to reduce power structures embedded in the relationship between adults and children. This implies thatthe researcher positions himself/herself as an uninformed adult or as someone who is unaware of the actual meaning and essence of being a child today and actually openly shares this unawareness with the children.
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- Holgersen, Ståle, et al.
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Urban development in Malmö city through discourses on change
- 2012
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Ingår i: Pondering on Methods: a variety of methodological concerns. - 9172673400 ; , s. 139-152
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Bokkapitel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- This chapter uses Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to conceptualise changes that have occurred in the urban development in the Swedish city of Malmö. The concepts of CDA and its philosophical foundations in Critical Realism are discussed, and linked with the methodology of dialectics. The two texts Västra Hamnen – City of Tomorrow (the Western Harbour – City of Tomorrow) and Områdesfakta för Malmö (Area facts, Malmö) are subject for analysis, and are discussed in relation to each other and also to extra-discursive underlying structures. Through the analysis, the notions of class and change are given priority. Indeed, CDA allows conceptualising class relations in Malmö grasping simultaneously change and non-change, ´fluidity´ and ´permanence´.
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- Jacobsson, Katarina, et al.
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Den svårfångade kvaliteten
- 2008
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Ingår i: Uppdrag: Forskning. Konsten att genomföra kvalitativa studier. - 9789147087280 ; , s. 162-183
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- Lindsjö, Karin, et al.
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Research in a development setting: Ethical concerns during fieldwork in Tanzania
- 2012
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Ingår i: Pondering on methods. A variety of methodological concerns. - 9172673400 ; , s. 95-106
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This chapter discusses ethical concerns when conducting fieldwork on a sensitive topic in a development setting. Research on AIDS has been conducted in various settings and within various fields of science since its outbreak and has raised ethical dilemmas for the researchers. In this chapter the issues of fieldwork, vulnerable groups, power relations and sensitive research are discussed. The practice of using informed consent and securing anonymity for the participants is considered necessary within all qualitative research in the social sciences and therefore more of a practical part of the fieldwork. It is concluded that all research ought to have a high ethical standard no matter what the geographical location is, but perhaps this results in a greater responsibility for the researcher conducting research in a foreign setting in which he/she needs to be sensitive to the local context and be aware of the purposes and possible consequences of the study. A high level of awareness of one’s own interests in the field and of the potential outcomes for the participants could make a difference in avoiding doing harm to the researched. However, it is nonetheless questionable whether we as researchers can guarantee that the research will actually ‘do good’ to the respondents.
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- Magnusson, Susanna, et al.
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The studying of cultures -- measuring or immersing?
- 2012
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Ingår i: Pondering on methods. A variety of methodological concerns.. - 9172673400 ; , s. 109-122
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this chapter is to discuss two different approaches to the studying of cultures – the etic and the emic approaches. The two different approaches reflect not only different views on how cultures ought to be studied, but also to some extent different views on the nature of cultures. The etic approach suggests that it is possible to study cultures from “the outside” and that it is feasible to compare different cultures along standardized, universal and objective dimensions. This perspective unfolds most clearly when using a quantitative methodological approach, such as in the works of the Dutch anthropologist Geert Hofstede. Hofstede is one of the most influential researchers on cultures within certain academic areas, such as managerial cross-cultural studies. The emic approach, on the other hand, claims that each culture is unique, and should not be compared to other cultures. According to this approach, cultures can only be properly understood “from within” and to increase the understanding of a certain culture, qualitative methods such as “thick description” as proposed by the American anthropologist Clifford Geertz, are appropriate. In the chapter, I give an account of theoretical and methodological perspectives implied by the two different approaches and point out strengths and weaknesses. I finally argue that both approaches are justified in cultural research and also that they are possible to combine. However, as a researcher, it is necessary to thoroughly reflect on the basic theoretical and methodological assumptions embedded in the different views on culture.
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