Journal article
Oral history, ethics, intellectual disability and empowerment: An inside perspective
Studies in Western Australian History, Vol.26, pp.151-162
2010
Abstract
Ethical considerations are an important component of my present research project, which is an attempt to understand what it is like living with Down syndrome (hereafter DS) at the turn of the twenty-first century. By 'living' with DS, I mean, on the one hand, living with other people who have DS, but I am also seeking first hand accounts of what it is like to have DS. Interviewing individuals with a learning difficulty or an intellectual disability such as DS has attracted some attention from oral history practitioners, which has informed my own practice. My work differs from other writers, however, in that I have lived with DS for a number of years. In that sense, I am both researcher and informant in this project, which raises further ethical issues about the role of the implicated researcher.
Details
- Title
- Oral history, ethics, intellectual disability and empowerment: An inside perspective
- Authors/Creators
- J. Gothard (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Studies in Western Australian History, Vol.26, pp.151-162
- Publisher
- University of Western Australia. Centre for Western Australian History
- Identifiers
- 991005545528807891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher URL
- http://www.cwah.uwa.edu.au/publications/journal
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