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

Yawson, Robert M. (2010): Ethics of conducting qualitative social science research in the emerging field of nanotechnology. Published in: Organizational Leadership Policy & Development, University of Minnesota

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.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Ethics, Philosophy, Nanoscale, Humanists, Societal implications
• Subjects: A - General Economics and Teaching > A3 - Collective Works > A30 - General; A - General Economics and Teaching > A3 - Collective Works; B - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches > B0 - General; B - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches > B1 - History of Economic Thought through 1925; A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics > A10 - General; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Innovation ; Research and Development ; Technological Change ; Intellectual Property Rights

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