RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Positionality in public service interpreting research
T2 Posicionalidad en la investigación de la interpretación en los servicios públicos
A1 Mellinger, Christopher D.
K1 Positionality
K1 Social desirability bias
K1 Ethics
K1 Hawthorne effect
K1 Posicionalidad
K1 Sesgo de deseabilidad social
K1 Ética
K1 Efecto Hawthorne
K1 Filología
K1 Philology
AB Research  on  public  service  interpreting  employs  a  number  of  methods  to  examine  a range  of  variables,  from  specific  linguistic  and  paralinguistic  variables  to  spatial  positioning, agency,  and  ethics.  These  methods,  however, require  explicit  recognition  of  the  researcher’s positionality in order to ensure appropriate data analysis and interpretation of results. This article examines  the  unique  aspects  of  the  interpreting  studies  research  that  requiresreflection  when conducting  work  in  this  area.  Two  specific  types  of bias,  namely  social  desirability bias  and  the Hawthorne  effect,  are  discussed  in  detail  to  illustrate  the  type  of  reflective  practice  required  to ensure  valid,reliable,  and  credibleresults.The  article  concludeswith  a brief reflection  on  how positionality may be a starting point for discussion surrounding the agency of the researcher.
PB FITISPos-UAH Research Group
SN 2341-3778
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/44731
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/44731
LA eng
DS MINDS@UW
RD 30-abr-2024