Schuster E
Gerontology Program, 411 King Hall, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 48197.
J Aging Stud. 1996 Spring;10(1):57-67. doi: 10.1016/s0890-4065(96)90017-1.
In this article I provide an overview of ethical concerns when conducting ethnographic research in nursing home settings where participants are vulnerable and submissive to authority, and I consider how particular research methodologies may benefit the participants. The focus of the article is primarily on the issues of privacy and autonomy and the relationship between the researcher and the participant. My own experiences of doing research in a nursing home will be woven throughout the article, as will the accounts of other researchers who have studied life in nursing homes. In reflecting on my work as a researcher I have come to a deeper understanding of the ethical issues involved in doing research in a nursing home and of the importance of ethically sound research.
在本文中，我概述了在养老院环境中进行人种志研究时涉及的伦理问题，在这些环境中，参与者既脆弱又服从权威，同时我还思考了特定的研究方法如何能使参与者受益。本文的重点主要是隐私和自主权问题以及研究者与参与者之间的关系。我在养老院进行研究的亲身经历将贯穿全文，其他研究养老院生活的研究者的叙述也会如此。在反思自己作为研究者的工作时，我对在养老院进行研究所涉及的伦理问题以及合乎伦理的研究的重要性有了更深刻的理解。
