Ethical Encounters in Human-Computer Interaction

Jenny Waycott, Cosmin Munteanu, Hilary Davis, Anja Thieme, Wendy Moncur, Roisin McNaney, John Vines, Stacy Branham

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Abstract / Description of output

In the HCI community, there is growing recognition that a reflective and empathetic approach is needed to conduct ethical research in sensitive settings with people who might be considered vulnerable or marginalized. At our CHI 2015 workshop on ethical encounters, researchers shared personal stories of the challenges and tensions they have faced when conducting HCI research in complex settings such as hospitals, with young mental health patients, in schools for children with disabilities, and with homeless people. These research contexts can present significant challenges for HCI researchers who would not typically receive the training that other professionals working in these environments would normally receive. From our discussions with attendees at the CHI 2015 workshop, we identified a number of ethical issues that researchers are grappling with. In this follow-up workshop we aim to build on the lessons learned and to generate pragmatic but sensitive solutions to manage complex ethical issues for HCI researchers working in challenging settings.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Place of PublicationNew York, NY, USA
PublisherACM Association for Computing Machinery
Pages3387–3394
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9781450340823
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 May 2016
Event2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - San Jose, United States
Duration: 7 May 201612 May 2016
https://chi2016.acm.org/wp/

Publication series

NameCHI EA '16
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery

Conference

Conference2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Abbreviated titleCHI 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Jose
Period7/05/1612/05/16
Internet address

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • vulnerable participants
  • ethics
  • sensitive settings

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