Etnografiden Netnografiye Etik: 4A Modeline Dayalı Bir Kuramsal Çerçeve Önerisi

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Etnografiden Netnografiye Etik: 4A Modeline Dayalı Bir Kuramsal Çerçeve Önerisi

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: Bu makale, kuramsal bir derleme olarak etnografiden netnografiye geçiş sürecinde ortaya çıkan etik sorunları bütüncül biçimde ele almayı amaçlamaktadır. Netnografi çalışmalarında, araştırmacının rolünü açıklaması, katılımcı kimliklerinin korunması, onam süreçlerinin işletilmesi ve araştırma alanının niteliğinin belirlenmesi güvenilirlik açısından kritik görülmektedir. Ancak literatürde bu başlıkların çoğu ayrı ayrı incelenmiş, araştırmacılara kapsamlı bir yol haritası sunulmamıştır. Bu eksiklikten hareketle çalışma, etik tartışmaları sistematik hale getiren 4A Etik Modeli’ni (Açıklama, Anonimlik, Anlaşma, Alan) önermektedir. Model yalnızca araştırmacılar için değil, etik kurullar açısından da işlevsel bir çerçeve sunmaktadır. Özellikle lisansüstü araştırmalarda metodolojik ve etik zorlukların aşılmasına katkı sağlayacak rehber niteliği taşımaktadır.

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Çebi, B. (2026). Etnografiden Netnografiye Etik: 4A Modeline Dayalı Bir Kuramsal Çerçeve Önerisi. Türk Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi, 11(1), 96-114. https://izlik.org/JA29CZ63SH

Etnografiden Netnografiye Etik: 4A Modeline Dayalı Bir Kuramsal Çerçeve Önerisi

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