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Ethical Problems In Evaluation Research, Elisabeth J. Johnson
Ethical Problems In Evaluation Research, Elisabeth J. Johnson
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
For some time, social scientists have been concerned with ethics in research. Much of what they have written has focused on research in general, but many of the points they raise are applicable to evaluation research in particular. Included among these concerns are informed consent, the right to treatment, the right to refuse treatment, implicit coercion, powerlessness of subjects, and, perhaps most important, external access to confidential data.