ETHICAL ISSUES SURROUNDING DATA COLLECTION IN PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH IN SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

In this chapter, we examine the ethical complexities of participatory data collection within a sport for development (SfD) participatory action research (PAR) project. Drawing on critical pedagogy and decolonizing methodologies, we focus on the applied ethics of data collection in two PAR projects in a SfD program in Melbourne, Australia. In using photovoice, we describe the challenges and opportunities in considering anonymity and confidentiality and negotiating partnership working and power relations. In trying to use digital storytelling, we describe the challenges and opportunities in the informed consent process and politics of representation. The insights provided in this chapter indicate the importance of reflexivity in understanding the data collection process and the ethical issues associated with sharing power with co-researchers in SfD.