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Ethics can help you do action research that benefits everyone involved. To check whether your project is doing action research ethically you may ask:

Does the research address topics of interest to everyone (who IS involved)?

Is there a shared commitment to carrying out the research?

Can everyone involved actively participate in any way they want to?

Is control over the research processes evenly shared?

Does everyone involved get as much out of it as they put in?

Are all participants equally able to get a just response to any problem or need they may have?

Is participation voluntary?

Does everyone involved have his or her individuality, freedom and right to privacy respected?

(Adapted with thanks from ideas by David Tripp)

 

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