Ethics of conducting qualitative social science research in the emerging field of nanotechnology

Robert Yawson ()

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Abstract: In educational research, qualitative studies have varied meanings. This short paper reviews the conceptual underpinnings of ethics in qualitative social science research and its importance to the emerging field of nanotechnology. The paper is aimed at showing a pathway by which the researcher might tackle ethics in a more effective way to achieve the desired results and whether different ethical values are needed in qualitative social science research of nanotechnology.

Keywords: Ethics; Philosophy; Nanoscale; Humanists; Societal implications (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A10 A3 A30 B0 B1 O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-05-06
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