BLOG ENTRY #12 March 17, 2010

Begin thinking about your research methods;  Participants –

1. Who will your research subjects be?
Myself. I am completing an auto-ethnography, therefore I am the subject.

2. Are there any potential dangers to your participants in undertaking this research?
There are no dangers in my research, other than an emotional process. The research question being addressed is still a touchy subject to me. This experience however has helped me, and I believe will continue to help me, to express my concern for my condition and my feelings about it at the same time.

3. How will you protect your participants from harm and safeguard their privacy?
I will protect myself and my privacy by letting myself all out there, but in a tasteful way that is beneficial to me and others reading my work. I am writing from my experience and in the end it is up to me as to what I say and don’t say.

4. What questions do you have about methods and data collection at this time and how will you answer them?
The only question I have about data collection and methods is how I can efficiently present my data in an auto-ethnographic way and in the proper way. How I will find these answers out is by doing some research on auto-ethnographies, their proper format, and ways to go about presenting my information.