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Embedding Research Ethics in a Third Sector Organisation
Dr Amy Calder and Dr Neil Davidson talk about their partnership work in developing an ethics research policy for a third sector organisation
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What do we mean by ‘ethical research principles’? What does that mean in practice?
We all want to ‘do’ research well and ensure that as we find out the answer to our questions we don’t upset or harm those that we work with, those we interview and involve in the research or ourselves. It all sounds easy but when it comes to practice sometimes its easy to fall foul of best practice without really realising. Read this blog about TSRF new guide to applying ethical research principles.
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Struggling with ‘tough’ evaluation topics? ESS can help!
Our Evaluation Approaches page has information about some of the challenging evaluation topics we can support you with. Each page signposts to various resources that can help you get started.
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Some People Struggle: Now more than ever
In this blog, Prof. Karen McArdle (University of Aberdeen), member of Scotland’s Third Sector Research Forum, shows the need to look at ethics at every stage of a research project.
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‘Life as we know it’: A Participatory Evaluation and Peer Research project
Media Education are utilising 30 years of experience of working in collaboration and co-producing with young people, treating them as experts in their own lives.
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Trust and Trustees: The role of Boards in encouraging reflective approaches to evaluation
Former ESS Convenor Jennifer Wallace writes about what it means for trustees to encourage reflective approaches to evaluating their organisation’s impact.