Ethical and Representational Issues in Qualitative Secondary Analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID5455585
AuthorsSally Thome (University of British Columbia School of Nursing, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume8
Issue4
Pages547-555
Publication date1998-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/104973239800800408
PMID10558343
OpenAlexW2148760521
LanguageEN
Citations received33
References cited22

Although secondary analysis holds considerable promise for optimizing the health knowledge that can be constructed in relation to existing qualitative databases, methodological developments to guide design and evaluation of this research have not been fully explored in the qualitative research literature. This article extends preliminary methodological explorations to address two specific concerns arising from secondary analysis: ethics and representation. Because secondary research creates the potential for exaggerating certain errors in both ethics and representation, the risks associated with such analyses must be considered in the light of the opportunities. Preliminary strategies for helping secondary qualitative researchers to articulate and resolve the representational and ethical problems that may arise from their work are offered

Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Management science · Political science · Qualitative analysis · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Data Analysis and Archiving · Engineering · Primary Care and Health Outcomes · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics

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