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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Innocente, Nathan
• Baker, Jayne
• Goodwin De Faria, Christine

Titel

Vulnerability and Student Perceptions of the Ethics of SoTL

Ist Teil von

• Ethics and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2022, Vol.2, p.111-128

Ort / Verlag

Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

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Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Are students a vulnerable research population? SoTL scholars recognize contextual vulnerabilities in their research, and many best practices include provisions for addressing such vulnerabilities. However, few studies capture students’ voices when it comes to issues of ethics in SoTL. This chapter explores the concept of research vulnerability by incorporating student voices about their perceptions of vulnerability in SoTL research. As a growing number of scholars engage in SoTL, Research Ethics Boards and researchers must have a complete understanding of ethical concepts like vulnerability related to student participants. Using data from student focus groups and interviews at two universities (N = 42), we bring students’ voices into the discussion about vulnerability. In particular, we highlight student perspectives about whether and in what ways they conceptualize vulnerability, power differentials, or other concerns connected to SoTL research. Moreover, we ask students whether integrating students more closely into SoTL research will allay concerns about power differentials or other vulnerabilities. We find that students do not see themselves as a vulnerable population requiring special safeguards and have nuanced perspectives on the issue of vulnerability that are linked primarily with the research topic and context. Students also have positive views of SoTL and the prospect of student-as-partners. We conclude by suggesting ways that SoTL researchers can draw from these insights in crafting their research projects.