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The Only Way is Ethics: Methodological Considerations for a Working-Class Academic
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posted on 2022-01-17, 15:05 authored by Alex McInchEthnography as a methodological approach presents the fieldworker with many ethical crossroads throughout the research process. This is because of the unique position that ethnographers find themselves in, the environments that they research and the relationships which are formed. This paper presents four confessional vignettes from a broader ethnographic research project that illuminate the underside of fieldwork, and how the author dealt with a number of difficulties and dilemmas in the field as a working-class academic. Fieldwork was undertaken in a Welsh (UK) secondary school for one full academic year, and the paper argues that researcher identity must be remain fluid so that successful field relations are established and maintained. The paper concludes that researchers must think intersectionally about their endeavours and to also consider how one’s own social baggage might impact upon the research process
History
Published in
Ethnography and EducationPublisher
Taylor & FrancisAcceptance Date
2019-06-20Publication Date
2019-06-20Version
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Citation
McInch, A. (2019) 'The Only Way is Ethics; Methodological Considerations for a Working-Class Academic', Ethnography and Education. DOI: 10.1080/17457823.2019.1631868Print ISSN
1745-7831Cardiff Met Affiliation
- Cardiff School of Education and Social Policy
Copyright Holder
- © The Publisher
Language
- en