by Martin Tolich (Editor), Ron Iphofen (Editor)
This handbook is a much-needed and in-depth review of the distinctive set of ethical considerations which accompanies qualitative research. This is particularly crucial given the emergent, dynamic and interactional nature of most qualitative research, which too often allows little time for reflection on the important ethical responsibilities and obligations
Contributions from leading international researchers have been carefully organised into six key thematic sections:
Part One: Thick Descriptions Of Qualitative Research Ethics
Part Two: Qualitative Research Ethics By Technique
Part Three: Ethics As Politics
Part Four: Qualitative Research Ethics With Vulnerable Groups
Part Five: Relational Research Ethics
Part Six: Researching Digitally
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 584
Edition: 1
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Published: 02 Mar 2018
ISBN 10: 1473970970
ISBN 13: 9781473970977
This is a landmark collection in the field of qualitative research ethics, and a Handbook with a key message. The contributions are full of insights about ethical issues in diverse research contexts, populations and methods. Taken together they build the case for an institutional approach to ethical review for qualitative research that can deal with specificity and complexity. Iphofen and Tolich's Handbook will be richly informative for academic researchers but it should be required reading for ethics committee members.
-- Rosalind EdwardsI doubt there are many, if any, qualitative researchers who are not mindful of the ethical responsibilities they bear when investigating social situations. These responsibilities go far beyond the procedural requirements of ethics reviews and require careful thought and on-going review. By considering various ethical perspectives whilst reflecting the diversity of qualitative approaches and techniques, the contributions to this handbook demonstrate the need to treat each research endeavour as a unique instance, requiring a unique ethical response. In doing so it offers a valuable resource to both experienced researchers and those who are just starting out alike.
-- Professor Pat Sikes