Open AccessEthical Issues in Addressing Inequity In/Through ESL Research
Author(s) -
Ena Lee
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
tesl canada journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8917
pISSN - 0826-435X
DOI - 10.18806/tesl.v28i0.1080
Subject(s) - confidentiality , negotiation , pedagogy , sociology , research ethics , ethical issues , power (physics) , power structure , engineering ethics , public relations , psychology , political science , law , ethnography , social science , physics , quantum mechanics , anthropology , engineering
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 ecoming 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.