Ethics in Qualitative Research: Controversies and Contexts

Name: Ethics in Qualitative Research: Controversies and Contexts
Brand: Sage Publications Ltd
SKU: 9780857021410
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By (author): Anna Traianou Martyn Hammersley

All social researchers need to think about ethical issues. Their salience has recently been increased by the pressures of ethical regulation, particularly in the case of qualitative research. But what are ethical issues? And how should they be approached? These are not matters about which there is agreement. Ethics in Qualitative Research explores conflicting philosophical assumptions, the diverse social contexts in which ethical problems arise, and the complexities of handling them in practice.

The authors argue that the starting point for any discussion of research ethics must be the values intrinsic to research, above all the commitment to knowledge-production. However, the pursuit of inquiry is rightly constrained by external values, and the book focuses on three of these: minimising harm, respecting autonomy, and protecting privacy. These external values are shown to be far from unequivocal in character, often in conflict with one another (or with the commitments of research), and always subject to situational interpretation and practical judgment. Nevertheless, it is contended that in the present challenging times it is essential that qualitative researchers uphold research values.

Martyn Hammersley is Professor of Educational and Social Research at The Open University.

Anna Traianou is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Educational Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London.

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Weight: 330g
Dimensions: 170 x 242mm
Publication Date: 17 May 2012
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780857021410

About Anna TraianouMartyn Hammersley

Martyn Hammersley is an emeritus professor of educational and social research at The Open University UK. He has carried out research in the sociology of education and the sociology of the media. However much of his work has been concerned with the methodological issues surrounding social enquiry. He has written several books including (with Paul Atkinson) Ethnography: Principles in Practice (fourth edition Routledge 2019) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method (Routledge 1989) The Politics of Social Research (SAGE 1995) Reading Ethnographic Research (second edition Longman 1997) Taking Sides in Social Research (Routledge 2000) Educational Research Policymaking and Practice (London Paul Chapman/SAGE 2002) Questioning Qualitative Inquiry (SAGE 2008) Methodology Who Needs It? (SAGE 2011) The Myth of Research-Based Policy and Practice (SAGE 2013) The Limits of Social Science (SAGE 2014) and The Concept of Culture (Palgrave Macmillan 2019). Website: http://martynhammersley.wordpress.com/ Anna Traianou is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Educational Studies Goldsmiths University of London. She has carried out research into the nature of teacher expertise and in particular the ways in which knowledge and learning are implicated in educational practice. This resulted in her book Understanding Teacher Expertise in Primary Science: A Sociocultural Approach (SENSEpublishers 2006). Anna has also worked on the relationship between research evidence and practical wisdom exploring some of the problems facing any notion that effective teaching can simply be an application of the results of scientific research. She has a particular interest in qualitative research methodology and theories of science.