Ethical principles in the light
of Investing in Educational
Success (IES)
Terry Locke: Faculty of Education, University of Waikato
Teacher-Led Innovation Fund
The purpose of the Teacher-led Innovation
Fund is to provide funding for groups of
teachers to develop innovative practice in
order to improve learning outcomes,
particularly for Māori students, Pasifika
students, those with special education needs
and those from low socio-economic
backgrounds.
Locke, T., Alcorn, N., & O’Neill, J. (2013). Ethical issues
in collaborative action research. Educational Action
Research, 21(1), 107-123.
Principle of inclusivity: The action
research group respects as
stakeholders all those who have
an interest in the focus of the
research investigation.
Principle of maximal participant
recognition: All those whose
practices, knowledges, identities
and constraints are part of the
focus of the investigation are
entitled to be considered full
members of the action research
group, even though roles within
this group may change over time.
Principle of negotiation and
consensus: Where practicable, the
research aims and design,
ownership of data and
dissemination processes in relation
to an investigation, should involve
consultation with all stakeholders,
and minimally involve negotiation
and consensus building among
members of the research group.
Principle of communicative
freedom: Members of the research
group have the right to withdraw or
renegotiate the grounds for their
participation at any time. (cf
Kemmis & McTaggart (2005, p.
588)
Principle of plain speaking: It is the
right of members of the research
group and the wider interest
community to be communicated
with in clear language.
Principle of right action: Members
of the research group should
adjudge collaboratively whether
research goals are morally right,
as they see it, in relation to the
circumstances they find
themselves in.
Principle of critical self-reflexivity:
Members of the research group
need to be transparent in respect
of the discursive assumptions they
bring to the investigation.
The affective principle: It the right
of members of the research group
and the wider group of
stakeholders to have their feelings
respected, and it is appropriate
that feelings count as research
information.