Action Research Project: Ethics

The main ethical feedback I received from my tutor and peers, beyond considerations of data collection, storage, and management of data, concerned issues of consent. This encompassed obtaining informed consent for the interviews, ensuring participant consent, and addressing consent within the workshops themselves—for instance, regarding the appropriateness of physical contact. 

Whilst working on my Ethical Action Plan, I received the following, specific feedback. 

• Re word some interview questions as they were a little confusing. 
• Aim for 3 – 5 questions in semi structured interview. 
• Add in Equities Intimacy and consent advice with regards to touch, should touch arise in the workshops. 
• Add a few sentences about how the data will be practically stored and managed for the consent forms (using BERA guidance). 

Here is my ethical plan: 

For this plan my main references used were: 

BERA https://www.bera.ac.uk/publication/ethical-guidelines-for-educational-research-fifth-edition-2024-online 

Equity http://equity.org.uk/advice-and-support/know-your-rights/higher-education-intimacy-coordination-direction-guidelines 

The full Bibliography can be found in my ethical action plan. 

Participant Facing Documents 

Below are the participant facing documents: 

• Project Description 
• Consent form or semi structured Interview
• Consent form for Students