Checklist: Planning Ethically Sound Qualitative Research

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How will you put the principle of informed consent into practice?

How will you inform all participants that take part in a study or are involved in it?

How will you ensure that the participants do not suffer any disadvantages or damages from the study or from taking part in it?

How will you guarantee the voluntariness of the participation?

How will you organize the anonymization of the data and the issues of data protection in the study?

Have you checked your method of proceeding against the relevant ethical code(s)?

If so, which problems became evident here?

Is a statement from an ethics committee necessary for your study and, if so, have you obtained it?

What is the novelty in the expected results which justifies doing your project?

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An Introduction to Qualitative Research