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Unit 6: Ethical issues

  • Summarise the ethical issues addressed by the researcher
  • Have the authors addressed all the ethical issues such as:
  • Are there any ethical issues not addressed?

Data collection

  • Brief description of the methods used to collect data
  • Did the authors develop data collection tools specifically for this study, if so, how were they created and were they tested in a pilot study?
  • Qualitative data: usually interviews, observation, diaries, historical data or videos.
  • Quantitative data: usually questionnaires, scales, treatments, or physiological measures.

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