Ethical Considerations and Researcher Dispositions in Digital Multimodal Composing Research With Newcomer Youth at School

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Abstract

This qualitative, 15-month case study in a Canadian secondary school contributes a much-needed analysis of ethically important moments and researcher dispositions in digital multimodal composing (DMC) projects with newcomer youth from refugee and socio-economically marginalized backgrounds. Language and literacy research exploring DMC’s capacity to meaningfully facilitate newcomers’ school learning through DMC’s expanded, multimodal, and digitally-mediated entry points to learning is increasing, yet few studies have examined ethical considerations of DMC research in school settings, especially researcher dispositions. Through reflexive thematic analysis of composing sessions, interviews and focus groups with students and teachers, fieldnotes, and researcher journals, the study provides insights to support language and literacy researchers in conducting ethically-minded in-school DMC research with diverse and vulnerable newcomer youth.

Author

• Amir Michalovich, University of Manitoba