ABSTRACT

Reflexivity is a practice through which researchers engage themselves fully in their studies. It opens up different aspects of research that can shed light on important accounts that may otherwise be dismissed. It was through reflexivity that I observed ethical concerns emerge during my fieldwork in Korea. Despite academic ethics being discussed frequently, ‘ethics in practice’ has received limited attention. Such ethics highlight the ethical dilemmas that researchers confront, which are often dismissed in procedural ethics. Ethics in practice are thus tied to researchers’ morals – the ongoing internal debate about whether something is right or wrong. Procedural ethics do not necessarily prepare researchers for unforeseen situations in fieldwork. In this paper, I examine the following two points related to ethics in practice based on my fieldwork in Korea: (1) the interviewing process within hierarchical relations – an academic interviewing students, and (2) the recruitment process when there is a hidden cultural code.

摘要

反思性是一种实践，研究人员通过这种实践可以充分参与他们的研究。它开辟了研究的不同方面，可以阐明可能被驳回的重要账户。正是通过反思，我观察到我在韩国进行实地考察时出现了道德问题。尽管经常讨论学术伦理，但“实践中的伦理”受到的关注有限。这种伦理突出了研究人员面临的伦理困境，这些困境在程序伦理中经常被忽视。因此，实践中的伦理与研究人员的道德——正在进行的关于某事是对还是错的内部辩论——联系在一起。程序伦理并不一定让研究人员为田野工作中不可预见的情况做好准备。在本文中，