Ethical factors

Question 1

Questionnaires

Answer 1

Strengths - Informed consent from completion and anonymity.
Limitations - Questions may be sensitive.

Question 2

Interviews

Answer 2

Strengths - Unstructured are good for sensitive topics.
Limitations - Harm if questions are sensitive.

Question 3

Observations

Answer 3

Limitations - Privacy can be breached, participant means researchers must get fully involved regardless of context and covert lacks informed consent.

Question 4

Experiments

Answer 4

Limitations - Deception and harm.

Question 5

Personal documents

Answer 5

Limitations - Invasion of privacy, lack of informed consent, confidentiality.

Question 6

Historical documents

Answer 6

Limitations - Confidentiality and invasion of privacy.