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Ethical dilemmas associated with small samples
Author(s) -
Ford Joan S,
Reutter Linda I
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1990.tb01800.x
Subject(s) - autonomy , engineering ethics , qualitative research , psychology , social psychology , sociology , political science , social science , law , engineering
This paper describes the ethical dilemmas which the authors encountered when conducting qualitative research with samples consisting of a small number of participants Ethical conflicts are explored in terms of the principles of autonomy, non‐maleficience, and beneficience with examples from the authors’ research experiences Although there are no definitive resolutions to these conflicts, the paper may increase awareness of the special concerns which require further study and debate