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APPENDIX D: ETHICS STATEMENT
Quilters' S.O.S. - Save Our Stories
A Project of The Alliance for American Quilts
Ethics Statement
In keeping with The Alliance for American Quilts and Quilters'
S.O.S. - Save Our Stories project's (Q.S.O.S.) concern for the
rights of human subjects in research, all persons working on research
projects associated with, or using the name Quilters' S.O.S-Save
Our Stories will abide by the following principles (drawn from
the American Folklore Society "Statement of Ethics" and the Michigan
Traditional Arts Program "Professional Ethics in Folklife Research").
(1) The interviewers' primary responsibility is to those they
interview. When there is a conflict of interest, these individuals
must come first. Researchers must strive to protect the physical,
social and psychological welfare of their informants and to honor
the dignity and privacy of those interviewed.
(2) The aims of the Q.S.O.S. project should be communicated as
well as possible to the informant.
(3) Participation in Q.S.O.S. projects must be voluntary. Informants
must be told in advance of any interviewing or information collection
that their participation is voluntary and that they may choose
not to participate or not to provide certain information.
(4) Q.S.O.S. release forms should be used for all photo documentation
and tape recording. Tape recording and photographs will only be
made with the express written permission of the participants.
(5) There shall be no exploitation of individual informants for
personal gain.
(6) The anticipated consequences of the research should be communicated
as fully as possible to the individuals and groups likely to be
affected.
To be signed by the researcher (interviewer): I have read the
above statement and agreed to abide by it to the best of my ability.
Signature
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