Ethical Complexities in Research for Justice

Ronald David Glass, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy of Education at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the former director of the U.C. system-wide research program initiative, the Center for Collaborative Research for an Equitable California. He investigates ethical issues raised by justice-oriented collaborative research methodologies, and he has long focused his philosophic work on ideological transformation and education as a practice of freedom. His philosophy of praxis is rooted in his Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam war movement experiences, and his many years of working with organizations and aggrieved communities struggling for justice and democracy. He has been recognized with multiple honors for this work, including a Martin Luther King, Jr., Living the Dream Award from the City of Phoenix, a Paulo Freire Legacy Award from the American Educational Research Association, and distinguished teaching awards from both the Stanford University School of Education and the University of California, Santa Cruz, Division of Social Sciences.

This is a groundbreaking textbook that successfully combines historical context with critical analysis, providing an inspiring and comprehensive approach to research ethics. The authors′ engagement and commitment to inclusivity ensure that diverse perspectives are central to a critical discussion within research. Using representative case studies to blend theory and practice, the book is an invaluable resource for fostering deep ethical reflexivity in researchers. Its innovative approach will serve as an excellent exemplar in preparing both students and educators to navigate the complexities of research with a heightened sense of criticality and justice.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsIntroduction: Our InvitationFrom Mere Procedures to a Relational Praxis: The Ethics of ResearchSituating Ourselves: Positionality and Communities of PracticeEnduring Ethical ComplexitiesOverview of the BookSection 1: OrientationsChapter 1: Research for JusticeWhat does it mean to do research?How do universities and academic disciplines shape research?Can research be neutral?How is research mediated by systems of power?What is community-engaged research for justice?Chapter 2: Procedural and Institutional Research EthicsCodifying Research Ethics: A Brief Critical HistoryCritiques of Procedural EthicsEngaging Your Ethics Review Board and Professional Code of EthicsNotesChapter 3: Research and Ethics as an Entangled PracticeFrom “Research Ethics” to the “Ethics of Research”How Engaged Research for Justice Troubles Procedural Research EthicsSection 2: Offerings: Toward an Engaged Ethics for ResearchChapter 4: Toward an Engaged PraxisEthics We BringEthics in Communities of PracticeEthics as Iterative and OngoingEthics is EmbodiedEmbodied Ethical EquilibriumChapter 5: Knowing, Relations, Place & Time: A Framework to Guide pranab mukherjee kalakarthe Ethics of ResearchEthical Domain: KnowingEthical Domain: RelationsEthical Domain: Place and TimeChapter 6: Capacities for Enduring Ethical ComplexitiesWhy EnduringEnduring Complexity and UncertaintyEnduring Presence and OpennessEnduring Responsibility and AccountabilityEthical RemaindersSection 3: Reflection, collaboration, & learning toolsChapter 7: Ethics StoriesWhat are Ethics Stories?How to Use Ethics StoriesEthics Story: Comfort ZonesEthics Story: Give Me ShelterEthics Story: South ForkChapter 8: Reflection Prompts & Question SetsReflection & Discussion Questions to Guide your Praxis: Knowing, Relations, Place & TimeChapter 9: OnwardMedicine for the Journey: Onward with IntentionGratitude for Taking the Journey with UsReferences