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From the Form to the Face to Face: IRBs , Ethnographic Researchers, and Human Subjects Translate Consent
Author(s) -
Metro Rosalie
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
anthropology and education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1548-1492
pISSN - 0161-7761
DOI - 10.1111/aeq.12057
Subject(s) - ethnography , face (sociological concept) , intersubjectivity , sociology , face to face , burmese , informed consent , anthropology , epistemology , social science , linguistics , philosophy , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Based on my fieldwork with Burmese teachers in T hailand, I describe the drawbacks of using IRB ‐mandated written consent procedures in my cross‐cultural collaborative ethnographic research on education. Drawing on theories of intersubjectivity ( M ikhail B akhtin), ethics ( E mmanuel L evinas), and translation ( N aoki S akai), I describe face‐to‐face consent encounters that offer alternate possibilities for ethical practice.