How to design research that respects names and identity / Sharon N. Obasi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Obasi, Sharon N., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Identity (Psychology)--Research--Methodology.

Identity (Psychology).

Social sciences--Research--Moral and ethical aspects.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2026.

Summary:

Names are central to identity, belonging, and power, yet they are often treated as neutral administrative fields in research design and data management. This guide addresses a frequently overlooked methodological and ethical challenge: how researchers ask about, record, analyze, and represent names and identity markers across the research life cycle. Drawing on inclusive, participatory, and ethical research traditions, the guide examines how conventional naming practices, such as rigid name fields and standardized formats, can constrain self-representation, introduce measurement error, and diminish participant trust. The guide offers practical strategies for designing inclusive research instruments that honor culturally diverse, relational, and evolving naming practices. It provides guidance on working ethically with open-ended identity data, including analytic memoing, thematic interpretation without forced reduction, and reflexive documentation of researcher decisions. Ethical considerations surrounding anonymization, recognition, pseudonyms, and chosen names are addressed, emphasizing ongoing consent, transparency, and respect for participant agency. The guide also explores implications for analysis, reporting, and knowledge sharing, highlighting how inclusive design commitments must extend into writing, quotation, dissemination, and public engagement. By centering names as meaningful data rather than incidental identifiers, this guide equips researchers across disciplines and methods with concrete tools to enhance accuracy, rigor, and ethical integrity. Ultimately, it argues that inclusive naming practices not only improve data quality but also affirm the humanity of research participants and contribute to more equitable and culturally responsive knowledge production.

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ISBN:

9781036252434

OCLC:

1594888988

Publisher Number:

T302917