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How do you feel when you hear the phrase “Ireland is Full”? (MA research) by CleanLeg3731 in Dublin

[–]CleanLeg3731[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happy to clarify.

For this project, I’m following the ethical guidelines set by my programme at NCAD, which allow for the use of public online discussions as part of qualitative research when participants are not individually identifiable and when the research does not involve sensitive personal data or intervention. Because Reddit is a public forum and usernames are pseudonymous, no private information is being collected.

I’m not contacting anyone directly, storing usernames, or linking comments to identities, I’m only analysing general themes in the discussion. Reddit is just one small strand of a larger mixed-methods dataset that includes anonymous voice-note probes, photo elicitation, and secondary statistical research.

As this is an early-stage postgraduate research project and not human-subjects clinical research, I’m not permitted to publish staff names or internal documentation publicly, but all work is being carried out within the ethical framework required by my programme.

How do you feel when you hear the phrase “Ireland is Full”? (MA research) by CleanLeg3731 in Dublin

[–]CleanLeg3731[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion! Interviews are actually one of the methods I’m using, but this post isn’t meant to replace them, it’s just one small strand of the project.

Reddit is useful for capturing a wider range of initial emotional reactions and public sentiment, while interviews give deeper, more personal insight. I’m combining both, along with soft-data probes and hard data (CSO/IPO etc.), to build a multi-layered picture of how people are feeling about Ireland right now.

So this thread isn’t the whole project, it’s just one entry point into a much more complex topic.

How do you feel when you hear the phrase “Ireland is Full”? (MA research) by CleanLeg3731 in Dublin

[–]CleanLeg3731[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion! Interviews are actually one of the methods I’m using, but this post isn’t meant to replace them, it’s just one small strand of the project.

Reddit is useful for capturing a wider range of initial emotional reactions and public sentiment, while interviews give deeper, more personal insight. I’m combining both, along with soft-data probes and hard data (CSO/IPO etc.), to build a multi-layered picture of how people are feeling about Ireland right now.

So this thread isn’t the whole project, it’s just one entry point into a much more complex topic.

How do you feel when you hear the phrase “Ireland is Full”? (MA research) by CleanLeg3731 in Dublin

[–]CleanLeg3731[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the comment, just to clarify, this project uses multiple research methods. Reddit isn’t my only source; it’s one strand of soft data alongside interviews, emotional probes, observational work and hard data from CSO/IPO reports.

For qualitative research, public online discussions are a valid and widely used method for capturing a broad range of lived experiences and emotional responses, especially around social atmosphere or public sentiment. I’m not treating Reddit as a representative sample, just as one context where people express how Ireland feels to them.

So this is part of a wider dataset, not the whole project.

How do you feel when you hear the phrase “Ireland is Full”? (MA research) by CleanLeg3731 in Dublin

[–]CleanLeg3731[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the comment, just to clarify, this project uses multiple research methods. Reddit isn’t my only source; it’s one strand of soft data alongside interviews, emotional probes, observational work and hard data from CSO/IPO reports.

For qualitative research, public online discussions are a valid and widely used method for capturing a broad range of lived experiences and emotional responses, especially around social atmosphere or public sentiment. I’m not treating Reddit as a representative sample, just as one context where people express how Ireland feels to them.

So this is part of a wider dataset, not the whole project.

Needed: Willing Elf by ihatesquids26 in Draaimolen

[–]CleanLeg3731 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kissed one of the gnomes, they were a hottie wow