Reciprocity and Constructions of Informed Consent: Researching with Indigenous Populations

• Published in: International journal of qualitative methods Vol. 5; no. 4; pp. 1 - 13
• Main Authors: Ellis, Jason Brent, Earley, Mark A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.12.2006; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Ethics; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous populations; Informed consent; Interviews; Qualitative analysis; Qualitative research; Reciprocity; Research ethics; Research methods; Research subjects; Researcher subject relations; Review boards; Traditions; interview research; First Nations; human subjects research; research ethics; Indigenous peoples; institutional review boards

In this article, the authors present a discussion of institutional review boards and potential challenges qualitative researchers may face when presenting human subjects research proposals to these boards for approval. In particular, they focus on issues of consent and reciprocity with Indigenous po...