Brydon-Miller, M. (2010) Covenantal Ethics for Action Research: Creating a New Strategy for Ethical Review’, 8th World Congress on Participatory Action Research and Learning, Melbourne, Australia, online at: http://wc2010.alara.net.au/Formatted%20Papers/4.2.8.GENERIC.pdf [useful framework on pp. 2–3).

Eikeland, O. (2006) ‘Condescending ethics and action research : Extended review article’, Action Research, 41(4), online at http://www.uk.sagepub.com/gray/Website%20material/Journals/ar_eike.pdf [a view of the pitfalls and challenges of school-based action research with students].

Hammack, F. (1997) ‘Ethical issues in teacher research’, Teachers College Record, 99(2): 247–265, online at: http://media.open.uwi.edu/OCcourses/level_3/EDTL3026/EDTL3026/read/EDTL3026%20unit3%20reading14%20hammack.pdf.

Kelley, A. (1989) ‘Education or Indoctrination? The Ethics of School-Based Action Research’ in R. Burgess (ed.) The Ethics of Educational Research, London: Falmer, online at: http://www.carlosmoreno.info/upn/pdf/e7klL1gdop.pdf#page=103.

Michelle K. McGinn & Sandra L. Bosacki (2004)Research Ethics and Practitioners: Concerns and Strategies for Novice Researchers Engaged in Graduate Education’, Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 5(2), online at: http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/615/1333#g41 [Section 4.1 – Practitioners, researchers, and students: Multiple roles and conflicting obligations].

Zeni, J. (1995). Guide to ethical issues and action research. St. Louis, MO: Action Research Collaborative, online at: http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/279. [Includes case studies.]




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