Every action researcher will confront various ethical issues along the action research cycle. One such issue has to do with getting permission to do your project from the various participants in your setting.

In this topic you’ll learn about ways in which you might secure and document permission and access.

Reading

• You and Your Action Research Project - Chapter 5: Influence and ethics, pages 73-85

Key Information

• The Ethics of Access and Permissions

List of Activities

• Activity 3-D-1: Ethics Statement
• Activity 3-D-2: Permissions Letter
• Activity 3-D-3: Reflection on Module 3
• Activity 3-D-4: Small Group Self Assessment