Creating Ethical Research Partnerships – Relational Accountability in Action

Accountability in Voluntary Partnerships:

Ethical dilemmas in Action Research

Action research aims at doing a change in practice at the same time as research is performed. In the article of Rasmussen [3] it is described as a research paradigm opposing the positivistic paradigm. That Action research has links to a more political view of the world can be seen in the following quote that also gives a definition: “... action research is a participatory, democratic process co...

Illustrating the ethical dimensions of action research.

Graham Williamson and Sue Prosser discuss the ethical dimensions of action research, informed by their experiences of participation in an action research project in the workplace.

An Ethical Theory of Action Research Pedagogy

Accountability in Action?

Audit has become prevalent throughout UK Universities and in associated institutions such as funding bodies and national government. There is pressure from funding bodies for Universities to be seen as audited, for Universities to be accountable and held to account, and messages from central government about the need for greater transparency of processes and greater responsibility for action. T...