Power dynamics between researcher and subject
A chapter in Doing Good Qualitative Research examining how power in the researcher and participant relationship shapes what is learned, and proposing a power-conscious approach.
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A 2021 paper proposing a power literacy framework for service designers, covering privilege, access, goals, roles and rules. Open access copy from TU Delft.
GOV.UK Service Manual guidance on informed, voluntary participation: participant information, consent records and the right to withdraw.
Department for Education guidance on the ethics of researching colleagues: pressure to take part, voluntary participation, authority and confidentiality.
GOV.UK Service Manual guidance on planning and running interviews to understand people's circumstances, experiences, problems and needs.
UKRI and ESRC research ethics guidance on contextual vulnerability and actively given, informed consent, including the problem of passive or gatekeeper assent.
Government Social Research guidance on making research more inclusive: recruitment, adapted methods and attention to under-represented groups.