The ethics of polyvocal ethnography: empowering vs. textualizing children and teachers |
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Authors: | Joseph Tobin Dana Davidson |
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Institution: | 1. Tobin University of Hawaii;2. University of Hawaii |
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Abstract: | Polyvocal approaches allow researchers and informants to interact on a more equal footing and informants’ voices to be heard in the final text. But research methods intended to empower informants also can be a source of unanticipated authorial power ‐ the power to confront informants with unsolicited self‐reflections and to textualize people's lives and words. The authors reflect on those ethical dilemmas in this article. |
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