How to Ensure Ethicality of Action Research in the Classroom?

Abstract

During the past few years, child research has increased both when it comes to various disciplines and various methods. Thepurpose of this article is to discuss those common, special ethical viewpoints that the researcher has to take intoconsideration when conducting action research in the classroom. The article is based on the teacher-researcher’s actionresearch which was carried out among 7-9-year-old pupils (N=21). The purpose was to study their emotional coping. Thefocus is on the following question: how to secure the children’s position and voices by leaning on the principle thatresearch should be just, valuable, and good-producing and not harm the children or have a malign influence on thephenomenon studied. The purpose is to encourage researchers to do child research and to help them pay attention to ethicalchallenges in the various phases of research.