As part of the Open Science initiative at the MAKS department (OSIG@MAKS), Quali-Lab is pleased to invite you to a digital lecture on Open Science in Qualitative Methods featuring Dr. Annayah Prosser from the University of Bath. This lecture is open to researchers, teachers, and students who are interested in the intersection of qualitative methods and Open Science.
In her lecture, Dr. Prosser will delve into some of the practical, theoretical, and ethical dilemmas researchers face when engaging with Open Science practices in qualitative psychological work. After the 45-minute lecture, there will be 30 minutes for discussion and questions.
Why the question is more important than the answer: Contemplating open science and data sharing from qualitative and interdisciplinary perspectives
Recent advances in open science have encouraged data sharing as a way to demonstrate research transparency and rigour. Making the data that your research is based upon openly accessible to other researchers and/or the public is becoming a priority for many researchers, institutions, and funding bodies. However, much of the guidance on opening research data comes from a quantitative perspective, and opening qualitative data can be much ‘messier’. Deciding whether, and how to open your data can involve many practical, ethical or even legal quandaries that can be difficult for qualitative researchers to navigate alone. In this talk, I summarise some of the main issues qualitative researchers might encounter when deciding whether or not to open their data. Overall, I argue that mandatory data sharing policies may serve to harm rigorous and ethical research practice within and beyond psychology. I argue that instead, showing thorough engagement with the many questions surrounding data sharing, regardless of whether one chooses to open data or not, is much more important. I conclude by outlining how all researchers can utilise the increasingly common ‘data availability statement’ to demonstrate thorough engagement with these questions, as well as reflexive engagement with ethics, epistemology, and participant protection.
The event will take place on September 25th, from 14:15 to 15:30, and will be available on Zoom. To register for the webinar, please click on the link below and fill out the form by September 24th:
https://nettskjema.no/a/355958
Language: English
We look forward to seeing you there!
Sincerely,
Quali-Lab