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May 7, 2026Qualitative ResearchOpen Access

Ethical and methodological challenges in conducting institutional ethnography within South African long-term care facilities

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NHNaomi HlongwaneLNLieketseng Ned

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Overview

Reflecting on ethical and methodological issues in institutional ethnography within long-term care settings, highlighting strategies for researchers.

Key Points

  • This research examines the ethical and methodological challenges of conducting institutional ethnography in long-term care facilities in South Africa.
  • Conducted in-depth interviews and participant observation in five South African long-term care facilities.
  • Utilized institutional text analysis to triangulate data sources.
  • Addressed ethical complexities and negotiation of institutional gatekeeping.
  • Identified key ethical tensions in conducting research in resource-limited environments.
  • Proposed practical strategies to manage data sources and maintain reflexivity.
  • Emphasized the need for flexible methodologies in constrained research contexts.

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Hlongwane et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fc2ca48b49bacb8b3480e5https://doi.org/10.1177/14687941261445804
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