A VCE Sociology student is conducting community research on belonging and participation in a weekend skatepark community that has formed around a local council-funded facility. The student plans to use a mixed-method design:
The student’s current plan includes: approaching skaters “in the moment” to ask quick questions while filming tricks is occurring; interviewing two participants aged 15 and 16 without contacting parents/guardians; recording interviews on a phone and saving them with file names that include first names; storing all data in a personal Google Drive; and including one direct quote that mentions a distinctive injury and the time it occurred. The student intends to delete files “when the project is finished” but has not set a date or method for deletion.
c. Assess whether the student’s current plan would meet the requirements of informed consent across all three stages (observation, interviews and digital artefacts). In your answer, justify your judgment with reference to at least three specific pieces of information participants should be told.
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Create Free Account Log inThis is a free VCE Units 3 & 4 Sociology practice question worth 8 marks, testing your understanding of Ethical methodology in community research. It falls under Community in Unit 4: Community, social movements and social change. Submit your answer above to receive instant AI-powered marking and personalised feedback.
In this unit, students explore the ways sociologists have thought about the idea of community and how various types of community are experienced. They examine the relationship between social movements and social change, including the nature, purpose, power, and outcomes of social movements.
Students examine the changing definitions and experiences of community, including the theories of Ferdinand Tonnies and Michel Maffesoli. They analyse factors influencing belonging, the impact of technology, economic, social, political, and geographical factors, and evaluate a specific community experience, considering ethical research methodology.
the nature of ethical methodology with reference to voluntary participation, informed consent, privacy and the confidentiality of data.
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