| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 227 pages) |
| Contents |
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK -- The Problem of Ethical Decision-making in Social Research -- Research Rationale -- Justifiable Interventions -- Researcher Identification ₆ Professional Integrity and Track Record -- Research Quality and Design -- Minimising Harm, Maximizing Benefit -- Selecting, Recruiting, Retaining and Releasing Participants -- Giving Information and Seeking Consent -- Monitoring Safety -- Strategies for Maintaining Privacy and Confidentiality -- Dealing with Vulnerability -- Involving Subjects in Research: The Public, Participants, Service Users and Carer Groups -- Disseminating Findings -- Systems of Ethical Approval and Formal Ethical Scrutiny -- Raising Ethical Awareness -- Ethical Review Checklist -- Template for Research Proposals |
| Summary |
This practical, user-friendly book is an invaluable guide to ethical decision-making in social research. Offering support and guidance throughout the research process - from designing research proposals and submitting them for ethical scrutiny to anticipating ethical dilemmas that might arise whilst research is being planned, conducted and reported - this is an essential companion for all professional researchers navigating the growing demands for ethical practice. Central to the book is a unique 'ethical review checklist', which guides ethical thinking at each stage of a research project. The checklist helps researchers to anticipate harms and benefits at the outset of a project, but also supports ongoing monitoring of ethical concerns throughout the life of a project - be it counducted by an individual, research group or commissioning body. Further features include a template for developing a robust research proposal, a glossary of terms and a list of useful websites. The book also draws extensively on case studies of ethical decision making, grounding moral problems in real-life examples. Written in an accessible and readable style to appeal to a range of needs, this guide provides much-needed practical advice to supplement the ethical codes and guidelines offered by professional associations in the social sciences, and is based on insight and understanding of the moral problems that social researchers routinely confront |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-225) and index |
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Includes web resources |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Social sciences -- Research -- Decision making -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Palgrave Connect (Online service)
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| ISBN |
023021035X (Cloth) |
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0230233767 |
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0230319211 (e-book) |
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1282532987 |
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9780230210356 (Cloth) |
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9780230233768 |
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9780230319219 (e-book) |
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9781282532984 |
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