[Air-L] ethics

[paula Todd]

What have they asked you to do? Are they requiring that second level of anonymity? Ie. do not identify the group? Its location? 

How many group members are there?
Are there so few they will be easily identified if you name the group?

It is a balance act usually between what you agree not to reveal and what needs to be revealed to keep your work accurate and relevant ...

Best,
PJT

On Apr 4, 2018, at 9:25 PM, Markus, Sandra <sm3291 at tc.columbia.edu> wrote:

Hello.

I am a doctoral student at Teachers College, Columbia University.
My dissertation examines the practices of three crafting groups, which
have an offline and online presence.
I am interviewing members of the groups, who have requested anonymity.

So, if  I am using a pseudonyms for the members, is it ethical
to identify the actual group's name, or should I use a pseudonym
for the groups' name as well?

Any advice and articles on this issue would be greatly appreciated.

Sandra Markus
Teachers College
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