The rare circumstances of COVID-19 have transformed research toward increased dependence on online spaces. This article examines related challenges and opportunities, focusing on how philosophical and ethical implications are differentially manifest amid crisis. Anchored by a transformative perspective, our framework recognizes heightened vulnerabilities amid COVID-19; it seeks dexterous strategies for implementing qualitative strands that adapt well to a virtual context while remaining philosophically grounded and ethical. Our findings highlight issues of unequal access, disembodiment, safety and vulnerability, researcher positionality, anonymity, and the delineation between private and public spaces; we also showcase an array of virtual qualitative methods. We conclude that ethical practice in the use of online methods is likely to be broadly applicable and adaptable to the mixed methods research community.

COVID-19 的罕见情况已将研究转变为增加对在线空间的依赖。本文探讨了相关的挑战和机遇，重点关注哲学和伦理影响在危机中的不同表现。以变​​革的视角为基础，我们的框架认识到 COVID-19 中的高度脆弱性；它寻求灵巧的策略来实施能够很好地适应虚拟环境，同时保持哲学基础和道德的定性链。我们的研究结果突出了访问不均、脱离实体、安全和脆弱性、研究人员的定位、匿名性以及私人和公共空间之间的划分等问题；我们还展示了一系列虚拟定性方法。