Ethical Dilemmas with Pseudonyms: Two Failed Examples
Location
1048
Format Type
Paper
Start Date
January 2015
End Date
January 2015
Abstract
“No, not ‘Participant A.’ Select a culturally-relevant pseudonym. Give your participant a name.” This is my advice to college students who are interviewing volunteers for various small class projects. This venture into research practices introduces undergraduate students to the methods and riches of qualitative data, but attention to instructions is key. Why and when do we use pseudonyms? What are the consequences of naming names? In this narrative, I admit and explore my own teacher mistakes.
Ethical Dilemmas with Pseudonyms: Two Failed Examples
1048
“No, not ‘Participant A.’ Select a culturally-relevant pseudonym. Give your participant a name.” This is my advice to college students who are interviewing volunteers for various small class projects. This venture into research practices introduces undergraduate students to the methods and riches of qualitative data, but attention to instructions is key. Why and when do we use pseudonyms? What are the consequences of naming names? In this narrative, I admit and explore my own teacher mistakes.
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