Research Guides: Empirical Research in the Social Sciences and Education: Ethics &amp; Anti-Racism in Research

Ethics in Empirical Research: Getting Started

Many research manuals contain a chapter or section on research ethics. Below are books devoted entirely to research ethics that are available in the SMC Library either in print or as ebooks.

Research Ethics for Students in the Social Sciences by Bos, Jaap
Publication Date: 2020
A practical guide for undergraduate students. This book contains a step-by-step approach to the issues, with in-depth discussions of case histories, and a variety of tools that will help the reader develop strategies and solutions to their research ethics qualms
Critical Thinking about Research by Julian Meltzoff; Harris M. Cooper
Publication Date: 2017
Authors equip readers with the necessary mindset for developing sound research by presenting 17 case studies with minor or major flaws. Readers learn how to identity and correct these research errors.
Introduction to Intersectional Qualitative Research by Jennifer Esposito; Venus E. Evans-Winters
Publication Date: 2021
Race and gender matter and racism and sexism are institutionalized in all aspects of life, including research. Each chapter opens with a vignette about a struggling researcher emphasizing that reflecting on your mistakes is an important part of learning. This book makes identities and structures central to the task of qualitative study.

Cultural Responsiveness and Anti-Racism in Research: Getting Started

Many research manuals contain a chapter or section on cultural responsiveness. Below are books devoted entirely to cultural responsiveness and anti-racism within research ethics that are available in the SMC Library either in print or as ebooks.

Culturally Responsive Methodologies by Mere Berryman (Editor); Suzanne SooHoo (Editor); Ann Nevin (Editor)
Shows how researchers find, discover, and invent methodology that benefits both the researcher and subject, from their insider knowledge and from the epistemology of others.
Understanding Critical Race Research Methods and Methodologies by Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby (Editor); Thandeka K. Chapman (Editor); Paul A Schutz (Editor)
Call Number: 370.19 D359
Publication Date: 2018
Presents different methodologies which are used by education researchers to investigate critical issues of racial justice in education from a CRT perspective
Decolonizing Methodologies by Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Call Number: 306.072 Sm61a
Publication Date: 2012
Explores intersections of imperialism and research - specifically, the ways in which imperialism is embedded in disciplines of knowledge and tradition.