Ethical considerations of my Primary Research.

Ethical considerations of my Primary Research.

When I complete my primary research task, I need to ensure that the ethical concerns faced with a survey are noted, and potential ethical issues are avoided. One of the first ethical issues when surveying young people is the use of their name, age and location etc. To ensure that there is no risk of a potential issue with this data being used, I will ensure that my surveys are anonymous, and only contain the participants age, year-group and gender identity. This way, I can see if there is a difference in data between different ages and genders, while still ensuring the data remains anonymous.

Another ethical concern with completing a survey is that the participants know exactly what the data is for, and in what way it will be used, and that the data is secure and anonymous. To do this, I aim to add a disclaimer to the footer of my survey which explains the above. The disclaimer will read as below;

"Completion of this form and the use of its data is optional and retractable- but greatly appreciated J the data collected in this survey will be used in an Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) by Charlotte Bennett- which has a focus on the online media habits of the youth of today. Names will not be stated. Specific surveys may have their own individual mention- and all surveys will be sorted into various categories."

This disclaimer should be sufficient in ensuring participants have full control over whether they complete the survey or not.