Ethics in educational research: introducing a methodological tool for effective ethical analysis

Abstract

Ethics is a complicated field and much has been written about its application to educational research. In this paper we introduce a way of planning for and dealing with situations that arise in the course of research that promotes detailed ethical analysis. We present a framework based on the work of Seedhouse and Flinders and describe a methodology for its use, alongside two examples in which the framework was used to achieve a comprehensive ethical analysis. The framework encourages us to view each situation from different philosophical perspectives and in doing so addresses issues about how to behave ethically, alongside methodological considerations, thus ensuring the integrity of the research. Use of the framework involves what Pring (2004 Pring, R. 2004. Philosophy of educational research, London: Continuum. [Google Scholar]) refers to as ‘practical thinking’ and addresses many of the concerns that other people raise about the limitations of linear codes and principles in a complex field.

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