Prof Michael Reiss, Dr Christina Daouti and Dr Nazlin Bhimani | One three-and-a-half hour session | Spring: 14:00 - 17:30 (UK time) Friday 16 January (Room 537 in the IOE)

NB: This course accrues 1 training point.

This session will be in two halves.  In the first half Michael Reiss will look at how ethical guidelines can be used in practice and at what to do when they do not seem to provide clear answers.  The aim is to ensure that you feel comfortable about dealing with ethical issues in your research. 

In the second half, Nazlin Bhimani and Christina Daouti will focus on intellectual property rights, including copyright. The aim of the session is to ensure you know how to avoid infringing the rights of others and also what you can do to protect your own. 

The session will be helpful to students are various stages of their doctoral journey. It is likely to be of most use to those who are yet to undertake data collection. In both session halves, there will be input from the respective course leader accompanied by class discussion. There will be a 15-minute break between the two halves of the session.

Essential Reading (prior to the session):

BERA ethical guidelines.

(Students are requested to read these guidelines in advance and to bring a copy with them to the session).

The British Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences has published Guidelines on Copyright and Academic Research.  These are for researchers and publishers in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

The IOE’s LibGuide, 'Intellectual Property Rights & Copyright' provides some useful information and links on this topic.   It is a useful reference tool. Please familiarise yourself with the guide and especially with some of the 'Quick Links' on the first page.

Additional Reading:

Burgess, R.G. (ed.) (1989). The Ethics of Educational Research. Lewes: Falmer Press.

Campbell, E. (2003). The Ethical Teacher. Maidenhead: OUP.

Carr, W. & Kemmis, S. (1986). Becoming Critical: Education, Knowledge and Action Research.  Geelong, Victoria: Deaking University Press.