Abstract
Computer-mediated environments raise serious ethical questions for online researchers because research can occur without informing the participants under observation. This article describes a variety of ethical problems encountered by the author during her five years of online research. Additionally, it discusses the advantages and disadvantages of a number of ethical guidelines that have been applied to online research.
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Communication
Volume
31
Issue
1
First Page
32
Last Page
43
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Barnes, Susan B.
(1999)
"How Ethical Lessons Learned Online Shape Future Research Efforts,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 31:
No.
1, Article 6.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol31/iss1/6
Copyright
©1999 Iowa Communication Association
