Female Researcher Safety: The Difficulties of Recruiting Participants at Conventions for People with Dwarfism

Autor/in	Pritchard, Erin
Titel	Female Researcher Safety: The Difficulties of Recruiting Participants at Conventions for People with Dwarfism
Quelle	In: International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 22 (2019) 5, S.503-515 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Pritchard, Erin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1364-5579
DOI	10.1080/13645579.2019.1590896
Schlagwörter	Disabilities; Researchers; Safety; Ethics; Females; Sexual Abuse; Gender Issues; Barriers; Sampling; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handicap; Behinderung; Researcher; Forscher; Sicherheit; Ethik; Weibliches Geschlecht; Sexueller Missbrauch; Geschlechterfrage; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	Disability research often favours the use of disabled researchers carrying out research with disabled participants. It is believed to empower disabled people and create results that are more valid. However, little consideration has been given to the ethical implications of this type of research process, including in relation to female researcher safety. This paper provides an autoethnography of my experience of being sexually assaulted when recruiting participants for my doctoral research, at a convention held by an association for people with dwarfism (The term used to refer to someone with this impairment often differs. In this research project terms participants preferred included; dwarf, person with dwarfism, short stature and restricted growth. I use the term 'person with dwarfism' as it fits in with the social model of disability by demonstrating that a person is 'dwarfed' by a built environment, which is constructed for the average sized person and is therefore disabled). Focusing on gender, disability and sexuality, situated in space, this paper explores the problems encountered when trying to recruit participants within a particular space. This paper suggests that the safety of the researcher, needs more consideration and offers recommendations to increase researcher safety. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01