Talking sexuality online - technical, methodological and ethical considerations of online research with sexual minority youth

Willis, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9774-0130 2012. Talking sexuality online - technical, methodological and ethical considerations of online research with sexual minority youth. Qualitative Social Work 11 (2) , pp. 141-155. 10.1177/1473325011400488

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Abstract

While Internet-based tools are gaining currency in social work teaching and practice, social work researchers are tapping into the development of computer-mediated methods for research with dispersed and hard-to-reach populations. This article is a reflective commentary about the opportunities and challenges of using computer-mediated methods in a qualitative inquiry about young people’s (18–26 years) experiences of negotiating lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer (LGBQ) identities in Australian workplaces. The research used two Internet-based methods of online interviews and web-based surveys to capture young people’s experiences of disclosing and discussing LGBQ identities in past and current work environments. In this commentary, I outline these methods and explore the technical, methodological and ethical challenges and tensions presented by using online tools in qualitative research. To conclude, I discuss wider applications of computer-mediated communication for social work.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
ISSN:	1473-3250
Last Modified:	07 Dec 2023 12:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/164256

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