ABSTRACT

Providing theoretical grounding, case studies and practical solutions, Implementing Ethics in Educational Ethnography examines how researchers can overcome ethical dilemmas associated with and encountered during ethnographic research. From the initial stages of research design such as consideration from regulatory bodies, through research occurring in the field to project completion and reporting, it explores many of the factors associated with ensuring culturally sensitive and ethical studies.

The book covers key questions including:

  • What can researchers expect of ethical review boards?
  • Where and with whom should dialogue take place about ethicality within research?
  • What effect does a research focus have on regulation and research practice?
  • What is the effect of context on ethical practices?
  • Does the positionality of a researcher have an effect on ethical practices?
  • How do we ensure that ethicality supports the trustworthiness of research projects?

Using a range of international case studies, Implementing Ethics in Educational Ethnography provides researchers and students with invaluable details about how to navigate the field, ensuring that they can sustain good ethical practice throughout the life of a research project.

Chapters 4 and 6 of this book are freely available as downloadable Open Access PDFs at https://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license. 

chapter 1|16 pages

Introduction

Overview of the book

part I|32 pages

Informing compliance with regulation

chapter 3|16 pages

Ethical review boards

Constitutions, functions, tensions and blind spots

part II|28 pages

Applying ethics in the field

chapter 4|13 pages

Ethics and access when consent must come first

Consequences of formalised research ethics for ethnographic research in schools

chapter 5|13 pages

Ethical research practice in educational institutions

Engaging with vulnerable participants

part III|50 pages

Ethical dilemmas in the field

chapter 6|16 pages

Double agent?

Ethical considerations in conducting ethnography as a teacher-researcher

chapter 8|16 pages

Ethical learning from an educational ethnography

The application of an ethical framework in doctoral supervision

part IV|17 pages

Interconnecting webs

chapter 9|15 pages

Emergent issues in ethnographic ethics

Futures and possibilities