Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2012
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.5402/2012/830938
Abstract
Scholars in training, including qualitative researchers, are often cautioned about their relationship to their research participants with the notion that “getting too close” can distort findings. However, with many participants, especially those with whom issues of trust are problematic due to their personal experiences, researchers cannot gain rich data without creating an authentic and close relationship. In this longitudinal study, a female Bosnian youth and an academic researcher grapple with issues of trust, friendship, and research in an effort to determine ways to create valid research findings over years of relationship building.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
International Scholarly Research Notices, v. 2012, art. 830938
Scholar Commons Citation
Besic, Jasenka and McBrien, J. Lynn, "Crossing International and Research Boundaries: From Subject to Author for an Authentic Refugee Portrait" (2012). School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies Sarasota Manatee Campus Faculty Publications. 1.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sigs_facpub_sm/1
