My ARP had only a few ethical considerations due to the lack of in person participation. The considerations I did make were mostly on wording the interview questions and feedback forms for my co workers.
After reading Williamson’s paper Action research: politics, ethics and participation (2002) I learned how important confidentiality and anonymity are within action research. By talking to my participants in advance I hope to provide reassurance that they will remain anonymous and have the right to withdraw at any time. I will ask for consent to record any interviews that need transcribing and will delete the recordings after.
I also read Reflexivity in Quantitative Research: a Rationale and Beginner’s Guide by Jamieson, Pownall and Govaart and found their table of questions really useful in terms of keeping my project on track and thinking about the ethical considerations and my positionality through each stage.
Ethics form V2 added January 8th 2024
Verbal approval was granted for my ethics forms.
References
Williamson, G.R. and Prosser, S., 2002. Action research: politics, ethics and participation. Journal of advanced nursing. Available at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02416.x [Accessed] 15th November 2023
Jamieson, M.K., Govaart, G.H. and Pownall, M., 2023. Reflexivity in quantitative research: A rationale and beginner’s guide. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, p.e12735.