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Applying Ethics To Research
Applying Ethics To Research
Applying Ethics To Research
research?
To add to the sum of human knowledge? To inform better policy-making? To make companies more profitable? To improve the efficiency of a manufacturing process? To get a PhD?
of the research so that respondents can give full informed consent No harm should occur to others as a result of the research
stakeholders Acknowledging the failings and limitations of a project Acknowledging the contributions of others Supervisor/supervisee relations (joint publications) Responsibilities to funding bodies
Publication
rather than the respondent? How much access/influence should respondents have on the editing and presentation of data? How will data be stored, when should it be destroyed? Who will have access to it? Withdrawal of researcher and respondents from the research
Presenting Findings
How does one represent others ethically in texts?
The issue of reflexivity Is fictionalisation ethical and to what extent?
position of the researcher in relation to power Lack of explanatory power (we know what but not why) Individuals and the richness of the context are erased and depersonalised
Summary
Ethical Issues are both philosophical (the values you
bring to your research) and practical (compliance with ethical codes and professional expectations) Consistency, awareness and plausible justification are the key attributes of good research There is no consensus about ethics and so no escape from personal choice and responsibility Thinking about ethics is part of what it means to be a researcher