Are there risks in qualitative research?
Qualitative Health Research; Thousand Oaks; Jan 2001; Janice M Morse; Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Start Page: 3-4 ISSN: 10497323 Subject Terms: Research Risk assessment Abstract: Morse discusses the two types of risks in qualitative research. There are potential risks to investigators inherent in fieldwork, such as safety, and in working with qualitative data, such as emotional distress, and there are also risks in that the investigators must take to do excellent innovative and creative work. Full Text: Copyright Sage Publications, Inc. Jan 2001 I am fascinated with the different perceptions of risk in qualitative research. Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) differ in their requirements for review of qualitafive proposals that vary from expedited review (indicating that the risks for participants are no greater than in everyday life) to full review (implying that there may be some risk of harm to participants). In the 10 years of publication of QHR, some authors have referred ...