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Truths, Truths and Treating People Properly

Ethical Considerations for Researchers who use Narrative and Auto/Biographical Approaches

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Explorations in Narrative Research

Part of the book series: Studies in Professional Life and Work ((SPLW,volume 6))

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Researching, writing about and re-presenting lives carries a heavy ethical burden. This is the case regardless of whatever methodology, specific data collection methods, or presentational styles are adopted. For those who choose to use narrative and/or auto/biographical approaches however, ethical issues and questions around truth are often more obvious, immediate and challenging than they are for researchers working within other traditions and using other strategies.

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Sikes, P. (2012). Truths, Truths and Treating People Properly. In: Goodson, I.F., Loveless, A.M., Stephens, D. (eds) Explorations in Narrative Research. Studies in Professional Life and Work, vol 6. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-988-6_11

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