Ethical and Scientific Considerations in the Design and Implementation of the Internet Questionnaire

Document Type : پژوهشی

Author

• Heydar Janalizadeh Choobbasti

10.22067/fe.v8i3.2040

Abstract

The growth of the Internet has impacted on virtually every aspect of society. Survey research is no exception (Solomon, 2001, p. 1). The use of the Internet for social science research is becoming increasingly common (Fox, Murray and Warm, 2003, p. 167). The Internet provides frequent and important opportunities in conducting social research. In this respect, although the Internet questionnaire is effective, no scientific Persian research that directly guides operators, students and researchers to design and implement the method has been found. This article aims to fill the gap. The results of this study demonstrate that the design and implementation of the Internet questionnaire notably web-based questionnaire require regarding both ethical and scientific considerations. These considerations vitally affect the collection of valid and reliable data.
Keywords: Questionnaire; the Internet questionnaire; ethical considerations; scientific considerations

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