“The goal of research is to inform action, but action is impossible without the conscience of the researcher.”
– Jane Jacobs 1
”Ethical research means culturally safe research.” (Caroline Lenette)
How can I operate within the branch of philosophy, do no harm, retrospective ethics looking at past or prospective future rules and ethical frameworks ( Research Ethics @ UAL https://canvas.arts.ac.uk/sites/explore/SitePage/97782/research-ethics – legal aspect, rules and principles, Educational Ethics @ UAL https://canvas.arts.ac.uk/sites/explore/SitePage/81716/educational-ethics-policy-and-guidance-for-staff )Ethics of care – holistic aspect of work, situation and context polyvocal narratives, who are we bring in to share the lived in experience. In response to the BERA’s guidelines (Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research, fourth edition (2018) https://www.bera.ac.uk/publication/ethical-guidelines-for-educational-research-2018-online#transparency) I approached in a ‘full and open transparent manner’ to gain consent from managers, supervising all possible participants.
Ethical Enquiry Form 2023_Donald McCrory_final SIGNED
Bibliography
- Jacobs, J. (1994). Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics. Paperback edition. Random House.
- Lenette, C. (2022). Participatory Action Research: Ethics and Decolonization (Research to the Point). Hardcover edition. OUP USA.
- British Educational Research Association (2018) Ethical guidelines for educational research. 4th edn. Available at: https://www.bera.ac.uk/researchers-resources/publications/ethical-guidelines-for-educational-research-2018 (Accessed: 17 May 2022)