Conducting research in a conflict zone: reflective remarks and lessons learned from my field experience in Syria
Journal article
Younes, Rami 2025. Conducting research in a conflict zone: reflective remarks and lessons learned from my field experience in Syria. Practice: Contemporary Issues in Practitioner Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/25783858.2025.2473341
Authors | Younes, Rami |
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Abstract | In this paper, I will reflect on my field experience in Syria where I conducted semi-structured interviews as part of my doctorate studies to examine the recently ousted Syrian government’s post-war initiatives to reconstruct the education sector. As a thinking piece, the aim of this paper is to provoke questions about the complexity of conducting qualitative research in a conflict zone and what implications this has for data generation and research ethics. The paper emphasises the central role of reflexivity as a ‘methodological process of learning’ about our development as researchers. It also concludes that there is a need to review current research ethics processes so that they can accommodate the needs of a more diverse body of researchers and research contexts. |
Keywords | Qualitative research; Conflict; Field work; Data generation; Research ethics |
Year | 2025 |
Journal | Practice: Contemporary Issues in Practitioner Education |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN | 2578-3858 |
2578-3866 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/25783858.2025.2473341 |
Official URL | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/25783858.2025.2473341?src= |
Publication dates | |
Online | 06 Mar 2025 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 19 Feb 2025 |
Deposited | 17 Mar 2025 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Additional information | Publications router. |
https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/9q977/conducting-research-in-a-conflict-zone-reflective-remarks-and-lessons-learned-from-my-field-experience-in-syria
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