Research reflexivity has been
mentioned from considerable times during my study in Med in uOttawa. The true examination
of ethics is whether the research would suffer when the informants suffer as
the researcher has done something to them; Researchers might possibly and unconsciously
create circumstances where informants suffer harm. This idea of reflexivity in
research entails the ethics of “Do to others as you would have them do, or Do
unto others as you would have them do unto you”, both of which highlight the necessity
of quest and self-reflection upon possible and/or unconscious hegemonic control
to informants. Researches should never be merely serving the researchers.
Ethics of research may change over time, yet the respect and protections upon
informants should not be devaluing or dismissal and it is not enough to feel
confessional after collecting the data; Even under the informed consent,
nuanced difference in the design of the research is worthy to be kept in mind.
The possibility of having informants to feel harm warrants the existence of
ethics training course/program.
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