Blog #12 Research Methods
Who will your research subjects be?
My research subjects will be close friends of mine that have experienced the rave life and whom each have different thoughts and views on what the rave lifestyle is all about.
How will you find them?
I’ve already found them because they are friends I’ve known from the past and whom are still close friends of mine.
How many will you need?
I will be using 2 or 3 of my close friends and that will definatly be enough to complete a good view on the topic of raves
Are there any potential dangers to your participants in undertaking this research?
There are no dangers to my participants in this research because I am using different names to protect their safety. No one but myself and my participants will acutally know who they are. Therefore, there is no possible danger.
How will you protect your participants from harm and safeguard their privacy?
By giving them different code names I am protecting their safety and privacy.
What questions do you have about methods and data collection at this time and how will you answer them?
My question is how to easily lay out the data I collect in a manner that will greatly reflect my paper as well as give the reader a vivid picture of what my particpants are saying.
