1. Chapter Four: Writing Strategies and Ethical Considerations
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RESEARCH DESIGN
Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches
Third Edition
John W. Creswell
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2. Chapter Outline Writing Ideas Ethical Issues to Anticipate
Writing as Thinking
The Habit of Writing
Readability of the Manuscript
Voice, Tense, and “Fat”
Ethical Issues to Anticipate
Ethical Issues in the Research Problem
Ethical Issues in the Purpose and Questions
Ethical Issues in Data Collection
Ethical Issues in Data Analysis and Interpretation
Ethical Issues in Writing and Disseminating the Research

3. Format for a Quantitative Proposal
Introduction
Statement of the problem (issue, significance of issue)
Purpose and delimitations
Theoretical perspective
Research questions or hypotheses
Review of the Literature
Introductory paragraph
Research related to the Independent variable
Research related to the dependfent
Research that seems to combine the variables
Summay
CHAPTER THREE of the proposal
Methods
Type of research design
Population, sample, and participants
Data collection instruments, variables, and materials
Data analysis procedures
Anticipated ethical issues
Preliminary studies or pilot tests
Appendices:
Correspondence including request for permission
Instrument
Charts and Graphs

4. Ethical Issues Researchers need to Protect research participants
Develop trust with research participants
Promote the integrity of research
Guard against misconduct
Cope with new problems that emerge

5. Ethical Issues to Anticipate
In the Research Problem
Identify a problem that will benefit individuals being studied
In the Purpose and Questions
Convey the purpose of the research to participants

6. Ethical Issues to Anticipate In Data Collection
Respect participants and sites
Do not put participants at risk
Respect vulnerable populations
Obtain Institutional Review Board (IRB) approvals
Obtain informed consent from participants
Address issues of confidentiality
Gain access to sites
Make provisions for all participants to receive benefits
Consider reciprocity
Interview with sensitivity
Anticipate issues that may arise

7. Ethical Issues to Anticipate
In Data Analysis and Interpretation
Protecting anonymity of participants
Storing data and destroying it after a set time
Planning for ownership of the data and not sharing data with others
Providing an accurate account of the data
In Writing and Disseminating Research
Use unbiased language when describing participants
Do not suppress, invent, or falsify findings
Anticipate the repercussions of the study on audiences
Provide authorship to those who substantially contribute
Report the details of the research fully and honestly

8. Chapter Four: Writing Strategies and Ethical Considerations
RESEARCH DESIGN
Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches
Third Edition
John W. Creswell