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ODL: Research Ethics

A guide to Unisa Library’s Open Distance and eLearning resources for researchers, academics, practitioners and postgraduate students

Unisa's Research Ethics Policies

Unisa's Policy on Research Ethics (2016)

Books on Research Ethics

100 Questions (and Answers) about Research Ethics by Emily E. Anderson (Contribution by); Amy Cornell (Contribution by)
ISBN: 9781506348704
Publication Date: 2018-01-11
The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research Ethics by Ron Iphofen (Editor); Martin Tolich (Editor)
ISBN: 9781473970977
Publication Date: 2018-03-29
Research Ethics and Integrity for Social Scientists by Mark Israel
ISBN: 9781446207499
Publication Date: 2014-12-01
Research Ethics by Gary Comstock
ISBN: 9780521187084
Publication Date: 2013-01-03
What Are Qualitative Research Ethics? by Rose Wiles; Bloomsbury Publishing Staff
ISBN: 9781849666527
Publication Date: 2012-11-08
Ethical Quandaries in Social Research by Deborah Posel (Editor); Fiona Ross (Editor)
ISBN: 9780796924896
Publication Date: 2015-07-01
The Role of Participants in Education Research by Warren Midgley (Editor); Patrick Alan Danaher (Editor); Margaret Baguley (Editor)
ISBN: 9780415636285
Publication Date: 2012-12-11
Education, Ethics and Experience by Michael Hand (Editor); Richard Davies (Editor)
ISBN: 9781138860414
Publication Date: 2015-11-30

Research Ethics Documents

Ethics in Health Research (Department of Health South Africa)
Please note that these guidelines are not only for health or health related research but for all research involving human participants in all Unisa's colleges.
Singapore statement on research integrity
This statement has its origin in the 2nd World Integrity Research Conference in Singapore. It is widely used in higher education as a framework for the four principles and fourteen responsibilities of researchers, authors and institutions.

Permission to conduct research involving Unisa staff, students & data

E-Books on Research Ethics

Contemporary Issues Surrounding Ethical Research Methods and Practice by Chi B. Anyansi-Archibong (Editor)
ISBN: 9781466685635
Publication Date: 2015-04-30
Ethics for Graduate Researchers by Maureen Junker-Kenny (Editor); Linda Hogan (Editor); Cathriona Russell (Editor)
ISBN: 9780123914842
Publication Date: 2012-12-31
Handbook of Research on Teaching Ethics in Business and Management Education by Charles Wankel (Editor); Agata Stachowicz-Stanusch (Editor)
ISBN: 9781613505113
Publication Date: 2011-12-31
Philosophy in Educational Research by David Bridges
ISBN: 9783319492124
Publication Date: 2017-03-13
Research Ethics for Scientists by C. Neal Stewart
ISBN: 9781119978862
Publication Date: 2011-09-15
Technology-Centric Strategies for Higher Education Administration by Purnendu Tripathi (Editor); Siran Mukerji (Editor)
ISBN: 9781522525493
Publication Date: 2017-06-05