PET factors & factors influencing choice

• practical considerations:

  finances, source of funding, time, location, personal factors, research subject, research opportunity.
• ethical considerations:

  informed consent, debrief, protection from harm (psychological + physical), confidentiality, anonymity, right to withdraw, privacy.

  (utilitarianism ethics - greatest good for the greatest number of people)
• theoretical considerations:

  validity, reliability, generalisability, representativity, theoretical perspective, hawthorne effect.

  (ethnographic - immersing yourself with a culture/people)
• what are the 6 factors when picking a topic to research?

  -personal interest

  -political beliefs/theoretical perspective

  -opportunity + access

  -funding

  -ethics/sensitivity of topic

  -society + in vogue topics (fashionable topics)
• why do we have to take these factors into account?

  To make sure that our research is appropriate, can be carried out and is good in quality.