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When ethical issues meet cultural differences

This study explores the ethical dilemmas faced when conducting educational research with underachieving adolescents in English schools, focusing on data collection, intervention studies, and moral concerns. The researcher reflects on issues of consent, cultural sensitivity, and the balance between convenience and ethical rigor.

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When ethical issues meet cultural differences

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  1. When ethical issues meet cultural differences Working with English underachieving adolescents Kai Ren Graduate School of Education, Bristol University

  2. My PhD: a Mixed Methods Case Study • Quantitative data collection of learning power data and achievement and demographic data of 1000 Y9 students in 4 English schools. • Qualitative data collection to gain an in-depth view of student learning identity and agency. • Intervention study with a sub group of underachievers, based on the data acquired .

  3. General ethical concerns • Data protection • Participant’s consent and right of withdrawal • Access to findings

  4. More moral concerns The identification as underachiever may risk some negative effect on the selected students.

  5. To adopt A positive, respectful and caring attitude towards every participant when working amongst them.

  6. Real-world ethics: more complex Episode 1 The story about me directly emailing my teenage participants…

  7. My ethical dilemma: Is it inappropriate to write to your adolescent participants even if you are trying to help them?

  8. Real-world ethics: more complex Episode 2 The story about meeting one-on-on with my teenage participants

  9. My ethical dilemma: I am only a male PhD student from China doing research with English teenagers. Do I really need a criminal record check before I can talk to them individually?

  10. Reflections • Tensions exist between doing my research conveniently and strictly following the ethical guidelines.

  11. Reflections • Cultural differences seem to complicate the ethical issues in educational research .

  12. Reflections • The researcher needs to develop awareness of cross-cultural ethics and handle the issues carefully.

  13. Ethics~ A beautiful mind • Thanks !

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