ERIC Number: EJ940942
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-0826-435X
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Ethical Issues in Addressing Inequity in/through ESL Research
Lee, Ena
TESL Canada Journal, v28 spec iss n5 p31-52 Sum 2011
This article outlines a researcher's struggles with conducting "ethical" research when her case study reveals racializations faced by a minority teacher in a Canadian ESL program. How might becoming privy to research participants' experiences of inequity in ESL education complicate the notion of research ethics when "doing the right thing" runs counter to a researcher's ethical duties of ensuring trust, commitment, and confidentiality? The article speaks to the complexities of research ethics in the light of issues of negotiating researcher/researched identities, conducting anti-racist research, and addressing larger issues of power and inequity in ESL education.
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Minority Group Teachers, Ethics, Researchers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Trust (Psychology), Self Concept, Racial Bias, Power Structure, Equal Education, Validity, Intervention
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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