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Research Ethics for Social Scientists: Between ethical conduct and regulatory compliance

Research Ethics for Social Scientists: Between ethical conduct and regulatory compliance

Mark Israel,Iain Hay

(2006)

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Abstract

'This is an excellent book which can be recommended both to the professional ethicist seeking to situate research ethics for a social scientific audience and to social scientists seeking an overview of the current ethical landscape of their discipline' - Research Ethics Review. Ethics is becoming an increasingly prominent issue for all researchers across the western world. This comprehensive and accessible guide introduces students to the field and encourages knowledge of research ethics in practice.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Prelims (Preface, Contents, List of Figures, Tables and Maps, List of Boxes, List of Acronyms)
1. Introduction, How This Book is Structured
PART 1: SETTING THE SCENE: COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT, THE PROJECT, COUNTRIES AND COMMUNITIES
2. Setting the scene; A brief history of community management of rural water supply
3. Participatory Action Research on community management of rural water supply
4. Countries and communities
PART 2: THE STORIES: COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT IN PRACTICE
5. The Stories; Living communities - complex and dynamic
6. Factors that affect community cohesion
7. Water flows through the lives of communities
8. Instruments and techniques of management
9. Management capacities
10. Cost recovery and managing finances
11. Selecting and designing water systems and protecting the source
12. The enabling environment
13. Why do systems fail?
PART 3: THE WAY FORWARD
14. The Way Forward; Mapping the key factors of community management
15. Factors external to the community
16. From system to service - scaling up
17. Investing in support
Back Matter (Appendices 1-4, References, Index)