Ethics in international development evaluation and research: what is the problem, why does it matter and what can we do about it?

Leslie Groves Williams

Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2016, vol. 8, issue 4, 535-552

Abstract: This paper shares the findings of a review of ethics principles, guidance and practice used by evaluation practitioners, researchers and commissioners working in an international development context. It highlights considerable discrepancies in how ethics feature in international development evaluation and research – across sectors, actors and at differing points in the research and evaluation process. The aim of the paper is to contribute to the collective learning of those working in international development research and evaluation and to stimulate discussion and engagement with a topic that is often ignored, paid lip service or confined to the headlines when something goes wrong, as opposed to being a requirement of a systematic and integrated everyday practice that is essential to delivering more relevant and impactful research and evaluation.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2016.1244700

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