Defining Research Ethics : How to Understand the Fundamentals / Andrew C. Rawnsley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rawnsley, Andrew C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research--Moral and ethical aspects.

Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2025.

Summary:

This guide focuses on research ethics as applied in research contexts involving human persons as participants of research, since this is the most relevant approach for work in the social sciences. It provides an orientation for further reflection by defining key areas and suggested resources for any student researcher to explore research ethics further. The guide starts by clarifying what ethics is in a research context, distinguishing practical ethics issues from theoretical positions as well as from legal and governance issues that can be conflated with properly ethical considerations. Development of the field of research ethics from biomedical research into the social sciences is briefly considered before concise explanation of the fundamentals for practical engagement in research ethics, using a set of widely used principles based on respect and doing no harm. How such practical engagement is done through use of a standard model of obtaining consent from participants is compared with situations where compromised consent may be used in research that uses covert methods. The guide concludes with a brief look at the ethical component of confidentiality. This guide is designed as a solid grounding in the fundamentals from which to then go into specific cases requiring ethical reflection.

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ISBN:

1-03-622309-4

9781036223090

OCLC:

1523170896