ABSTRACT This case study focuses on some of the ethical issues that arise in community-based part... more ABSTRACT This case study focuses on some of the ethical issues that arise in community-based participatory research, drawing on an example from practice in the UK. It comprises a case example written by a community researcher, followed by two commentaries, which analyse the case and offer different perspectives on the issues raised from the commentators' experiences in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. The case example highlights the challenges faced by volunteer action researchers undertaking research interviews and mentoring on sensitive topics in their local neighbourhoods. It raises questions about: the emotional effects of discussing matters of mental health, well-being and money management on both researchers and research participants; how much researchers should disclose about their own lives; and the nature of the support needs of volunteer community researchers.
... Please update your bookmarks. Regenerating Neighbourhoods: A Critical Look at the Role of Com... more ... Please update your bookmarks. Regenerating Neighbourhoods: A Critical Look at the Role of Community Capacity Building. Shenton, Sarah Banks, Felicity. Local Economy, 2001, vol. ... Access Statistics for this article. Local Economy is edited by Peter North and Stuart Wilks-Heeg ...
This book explores the far-reaching ethical implications of recent changes in the organization an... more This book explores the far-reaching ethical implications of recent changes in the organization and practice of the social professions (social work, community and youth work), drawing on moral philosophy, professional ethics and new empirical research by the author. What does the ...
Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, 2011
Abstract Durham University has initiated a community outreach and engagement program based on an ... more Abstract Durham University has initiated a community outreach and engagement program based on an evolving multifaceted model. This article analyses the components of the model and looks at how our work at Durham has become increasingly embedded in the ...
This article explores a range of ethical issues that arise in community-based participatory resea... more This article explores a range of ethical issues that arise in community-based participatory research (CBPR), drawing on literature and examples from practice. The experience of CBPR practitioners adds further weight to the growing critique by many other social researchers of regulatory approaches to research ethics (which focus on rule following in accordance with research governance frameworks, codes of conduct and ethics review procedures). Yet, whilst many of the ethical challenges in CBPR are common to social research generally (informed consent, anonymity, issues of ownership of data and findings), the dynamic, complex and value-based nature of CBPR gives them particular prominence. There are also specific issues relating to the ethics of partnership working, collaboration, blurring of boundaries between researchers and researched, community rights, community conflict and democratic participation that are more frequently encountered in CBPR. Four practice examples are used to demonstrate this argument. These are taken from a young women's community allotment, a community organisation researching poverty, a youth peer research project and a museum-based digital storytelling project. The article concludes that current institutional ethical codes, guidelines and ethical review procedures are not particularly well-suited to CBPR, in that they adopt principle-based and regulatory approaches to ethics; whereas character- and relationship-based approaches to ethics are also very important in CBPR, which is adopted by many researchers with a strong value commitment to social justice.
This article reports on a small study exploring students' accounts of ethically difficult si... more This article reports on a small study exploring students' accounts of ethically difficult situations. Participating students were studying professional qualifying programmes in social education and social work at three higher education institutions in Finland, France and ...
This article focuses on the codes of ethics produced by professional associations or regulatory b... more This article focuses on the codes of ethics produced by professional associations or regulatory bodies covering a recognized professional group. Such codes generally state the key principles underpinning a profession and outline the duties of professionals in relation to their ...
... Please update your bookmarks. Regenerating Neighbourhoods: A Critical Look at the Role of Com... more ... Please update your bookmarks. Regenerating Neighbourhoods: A Critical Look at the Role of Community Capacity Building. Shenton, Sarah Banks, Felicity. Local Economy, 2001, vol. ... Access Statistics for this article. Local Economy is edited by Peter North and Stuart Wilks-Heeg ...
International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 2000
This article develops an outline of an ethical framework for youth work in the UK, drawing on the... more This article develops an outline of an ethical framework for youth work in the UK, drawing on the literature in youth work, professional ethics and moral philosophy. It considers the recent concern with ‘standards’ in youth work, and offers a broad interpretation of ethical standards as encompassing ethical principles, specific rules and the moral qualities or dispositions of the practitioners.
ABSTRACT This case study focuses on some of the ethical issues that arise in community-based part... more ABSTRACT This case study focuses on some of the ethical issues that arise in community-based participatory research, drawing on an example from practice in the UK. It comprises a case example written by a community researcher, followed by two commentaries, which analyse the case and offer different perspectives on the issues raised from the commentators' experiences in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. The case example highlights the challenges faced by volunteer action researchers undertaking research interviews and mentoring on sensitive topics in their local neighbourhoods. It raises questions about: the emotional effects of discussing matters of mental health, well-being and money management on both researchers and research participants; how much researchers should disclose about their own lives; and the nature of the support needs of volunteer community researchers.
... Please update your bookmarks. Regenerating Neighbourhoods: A Critical Look at the Role of Com... more ... Please update your bookmarks. Regenerating Neighbourhoods: A Critical Look at the Role of Community Capacity Building. Shenton, Sarah Banks, Felicity. Local Economy, 2001, vol. ... Access Statistics for this article. Local Economy is edited by Peter North and Stuart Wilks-Heeg ...
This book explores the far-reaching ethical implications of recent changes in the organization an... more This book explores the far-reaching ethical implications of recent changes in the organization and practice of the social professions (social work, community and youth work), drawing on moral philosophy, professional ethics and new empirical research by the author. What does the ...
Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, 2011
Abstract Durham University has initiated a community outreach and engagement program based on an ... more Abstract Durham University has initiated a community outreach and engagement program based on an evolving multifaceted model. This article analyses the components of the model and looks at how our work at Durham has become increasingly embedded in the ...
This article explores a range of ethical issues that arise in community-based participatory resea... more This article explores a range of ethical issues that arise in community-based participatory research (CBPR), drawing on literature and examples from practice. The experience of CBPR practitioners adds further weight to the growing critique by many other social researchers of regulatory approaches to research ethics (which focus on rule following in accordance with research governance frameworks, codes of conduct and ethics review procedures). Yet, whilst many of the ethical challenges in CBPR are common to social research generally (informed consent, anonymity, issues of ownership of data and findings), the dynamic, complex and value-based nature of CBPR gives them particular prominence. There are also specific issues relating to the ethics of partnership working, collaboration, blurring of boundaries between researchers and researched, community rights, community conflict and democratic participation that are more frequently encountered in CBPR. Four practice examples are used to demonstrate this argument. These are taken from a young women's community allotment, a community organisation researching poverty, a youth peer research project and a museum-based digital storytelling project. The article concludes that current institutional ethical codes, guidelines and ethical review procedures are not particularly well-suited to CBPR, in that they adopt principle-based and regulatory approaches to ethics; whereas character- and relationship-based approaches to ethics are also very important in CBPR, which is adopted by many researchers with a strong value commitment to social justice.
This article reports on a small study exploring students' accounts of ethically difficult si... more This article reports on a small study exploring students' accounts of ethically difficult situations. Participating students were studying professional qualifying programmes in social education and social work at three higher education institutions in Finland, France and ...
This article focuses on the codes of ethics produced by professional associations or regulatory b... more This article focuses on the codes of ethics produced by professional associations or regulatory bodies covering a recognized professional group. Such codes generally state the key principles underpinning a profession and outline the duties of professionals in relation to their ...
... Please update your bookmarks. Regenerating Neighbourhoods: A Critical Look at the Role of Com... more ... Please update your bookmarks. Regenerating Neighbourhoods: A Critical Look at the Role of Community Capacity Building. Shenton, Sarah Banks, Felicity. Local Economy, 2001, vol. ... Access Statistics for this article. Local Economy is edited by Peter North and Stuart Wilks-Heeg ...
International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 2000
This article develops an outline of an ethical framework for youth work in the UK, drawing on the... more This article develops an outline of an ethical framework for youth work in the UK, drawing on the literature in youth work, professional ethics and moral philosophy. It considers the recent concern with ‘standards’ in youth work, and offers a broad interpretation of ethical standards as encompassing ethical principles, specific rules and the moral qualities or dispositions of the practitioners.
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