AO: This essay begins a discussion about the expectations, values and experiences of being researched, based on insights shared by some Kibera residents. You are invited to contribute your own analysis of the data through the annotate feature, building off of two expanding and iterative question sets here and/or here (use whichever feels more relevant for you).
Transcript from Focus Group Discussion
November 21, 2019
10:35 AM – 11:50 AM
Location: Social Hall in Kibera
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Transcript from Focus Group Discussion
October 29, 2019
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: Social Hall in Kibera
Participants: 3 men and 2 women who reside in Kibera and have regularly participated (as both subjects and also enumerators) in various research projects; 1...Read more
This is a sample of annotations that I generated in response to these these orienting questions, which guide my overall dissertation project analysis.
AO: This excerpt from the report corroborates other stories about research participants feeling used and exploited by research and appears to be more acutely felt in places where multiple research...Read more
AO: This excerpt from the discussion describes the surprise that two of the Kibera residents felt when they found their names mentioned in research reports. One person mentions that his name is in...Read more
At the onset of the FGD, the women agree that research consists of three aspects: 1) to teach them a skill, such as digital literacy; 2) to further their knowledge about a topic (i.e. the flu and...Read more
AO: This report was shared with me by Aurelia Munene of Eider Africa as it touches on questions of what ethical research is and includes many direct quotes about experiences with research. It seems particularly fitting for this essay on "Being Researched in Kibera"...Read more