Department of Sociology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI)-KNAW/University of Groningen, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Gerontologist. 2022 Jul 15;62(6):809-815. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnac036.
This special section brings together a set of four articles containing novel quantitative and qualitative research on older migrants in Europe. Detailed reporting and reflection is presented on fieldwork decisions and how certain challenges were tackled, and their implications. This introductory article aims to lay the groundwork for a better understanding and awareness of methodological and ethical challenges researchers face when designing and conducting empirical studies involving older migrants. Highlighted are the main methodological issues and ethical dilemmas we observe in studying older migrants, which can serve as a wake-up call for researchers to be more critical throughout the process. We end with a plea for more collaboration between researchers in the field of older migrants, by sharing their data despite potential methodological and ethical problems.
本特刊汇集了四篇关于欧洲老年移民的新颖定量和定性研究文章。本文详细报告和反思了田野工作决策以及如何应对某些挑战及其影响。这篇介绍性文章旨在为更好地理解和认识研究人员在设计和开展涉及老年移民的实证研究时所面临的方法和伦理挑战奠定基础。本文强调了我们在研究老年移民时观察到的主要方法问题和伦理困境，这可以提醒研究人员在整个过程中更加批判性地思考。最后，我们呼吁老年移民领域的研究人员加强合作，尽管存在潜在的方法和伦理问题，但也要分享他们的数据。
