Acknowledgements

Introduction: Whose Ethics, Which Research?

Mike McNamee

The Principle of Assumed Consent: the Ethics of Gatekeeping

Roger Homan

Opening Windows, Closing Doors: Ethical Dilemmas in Educational Action Research

Les Tickle

Representation, Identification and Trust: Towards an Ethics of Educational Research

Shirley Pendlebury

Penny Enslin

The Ethics of Outsider Research

David Bridges

Codes are Not Enough: What Philosophy can Contribute to the Ethics of Educational Research

Robin Small

The Virtues and Vices of an Educational Researcher

Richard Pring

The Guilt of Whistling-blowing: Conflicts in Action Research and Educational Ethnography

Mike McNamee

Accountability and Relevance in Educational Research

Christopher Winch

Educational Philosophy, Theory and Research: A Psychiatric Autobiography

David Carr

Qualitative versus Quantitative Research Design: A Plea for Paradigmatic Tolerance in Educational Research

Paul Smeyers

Data Return: The Sense of the Given in Educational Research

Paul Standish

Appendix A: British Sociological Association: Statement of Ethical Practice

Appendix B: British Psychological Society Code of Conduct: A Code of Conduct for Psychologists

Appendix C: British Educational Research Association Ethical Guidelines

Appendix D: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans

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