Ethical Decision Making in Social Research [electronic resource] : A Practical Guide /
Iphofen, R.author.
This practical, user-friendly guide examines ethics in research. It helps researchers to manage ethical dilemmas that arise while research is being planned, conducted and reported and includes a unique 'ethical review checklist', as well as other useful features, to aid ethics in practice.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Case Examples - List of Boxes; Acknowledgements; How to Use This Book; 1 The Problem of Ethical Decision-Making in Social Research; 2 Research Rationale - Justifiable Interventions; 3 Researcher Identification - Professional Integrity and Track Record; 4 Research Quality and Design; 5 Minimising Harm, Maximising Benefit; 6 Selecting, Recruiting, Retaining and Releasing Participants; 7 Giving Information and Seeking Consent; 8 Monitoring Safety; 9 Strategies for Maintaining Privacy and Confidentiality; 10 Dealing with Vulnerability
11 Involving Subjects in Research: The Public, Participants, Service Users and Carer Groups12 Disseminating Findings; 13 Systems of Ethical Approval and Formal Ethical Scrutiny; 14 Sustaining Ethical Awareness; Ethical Review Checklist; A Template for Research Proposals; Short Glossary of Key Terms and Concepts; Useful websites: Ethical Codes, Guidelines and Professional Associations; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-225) and index.
This practical, user-friendly guide examines ethics in research. It helps researchers to manage ethical dilemmas that arise while research is being planned, conducted and reported and includes a unique 'ethical review checklist', as well as other useful features, to aid ethics in practice.
Social work.
Social sciences.
Sociology.
Education.
Ethics.
Learning.
Instruction.
Social Work.
Methodology of the Social Sciences.
Sociology, general.
Education, general.
Ethics.
Learning & Instruction.