There is often an assumption that research can be truly rigorous, or it can be “real world” research, and that the two are somehow mutually exclusive or at polar opposite ends of a spectrum. However, the world is not that black and white, and it is possible to have our cake and eat it, too.

Research ethics is about more than filling out the correct form for review. Research ethics is lived practice. An interview with Janet Salmons about ethics and integrity in research practice.

Check out suggested readings about photovoice from Jean Breny and Shannon McMorrow.

Guest contributor Bibek Dahal, from the Kathmandu University School of Education, Nepal, offers an introduction to his new open-access article Research Ethics: A Perspective of South Asian Context.

Listen to a podcast about online news as secondary research data.

Find options for collecting data with observations.

This post, third in a series by William Thomas, bridges theory and the practice of research.

Learn about creative methods for collecting data from a co-editor of a new book on the topic!

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Use a research map to think about how and why human participants fit into your plans.

See this research discussion with Wyke Stommel and Lynn de Rijk about ethical use of online data.

Dr. Cheryl Poth discusses ways to address ethical issues that arise when the study is underway.

Cheryl Poth clarifies some points about research with vulnerable participants.