Review: Will van den Hoonaard (Ed.) (2002). Walking the Tightrope: Ethical Issues for Qualitative Researchers

Abstract: This publication basically represents a collection of former conference papers and some other contributions mainly by North American social scientists on the dilemmas that qualitative researchers encounter when they submit research applications to research ethics committees. Collectively, the contributions demonstrate the tensions that exist in the policy and practice of applied research ethics in qualitative research. Thirteen chapters are included in this volume. They focus on the themes of: differentiating between ethics and morality; dealing with ethics committees and policies; research processes; research ethics trends; and, ethical issues when submitting research applications. The emphasis is on research policy in a North American context (Canada and the United States), but can be relevant for qualitative researchers in other parts of the world. One challenge to this context is that it does not capture the essence of some European perspectives, especially those from Continent.... https://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/617

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Review: Will van den Hoonaard (Ed.) (2002). Walking the Tightrope: Ethical Issues for Qualitative Researchers ; volume:5 ; number:2 ; day:31 ; month:05 ; year:2004 ; Forum qualitative Sozialforschung ; 5, Heft 2 (31.05.2004)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Gerber, Rod

Further information

• DOI: 10.17169/fqs-5.2.617
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs040214
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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