Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Carole S. Rhodes and Kenneth J. Weiss -- Becoming answerable to our participants: a methodological essay on life history / Amy Johnson Lachuk and Mary Louise Gomez -- Victims or free agents? constructing ethical representations of at risk youth / Heidi L. Hallman -- You don't have to tell anybody about it; you just write it down: the dilemma of using secrets as data in research involving at-risk adolescent girls' writing practices / Mellinee Lesley -- Ethical issues in conducting research with bilingual/dual language learners / Cynthia B. Leung and Alejandro E. Brice -- Assessment for research among deaf and hard of hearing students / Rachael Gabriel and Hannah Dostal -- What happens to the teachers and students who fail: the ethics of proving the effectiveness of an academic intervention / Richard M. Oldrieve -- Yes, I take it personally: examining the unexplained life of a literacy ethnographer / Stacie L. Tate -- Caring for whom? ethical dilemmas in doing research on and with teachers in schools / Nancy Flanagan Knapp -- I tweet, I blog, I post responses online, I text message all for class: issues of ethics when dealing with university students who use new technologies as part of literacy course requirements / Kenneth J. Weiss -- I want what I want when I want it: ethical issues of teaching and research in online classes / Carole S. Rhodes -- Ethical issues in second life: do they matter? / Carol J. Delaney and Barbara Guzzetti -- Anonymity and confidentiality in the conduct of online surveys / Cynthia B. Leung and Zafer Unal.

Literacy educators and researchers at all stages of their careers face ethical issues whenever they embark on research studies. In this book experienced literacy researchers identify and address multi-faceted, multi-dimensional ethical issues related to conducting studies in school, home, community, and virtual settings and share actions taken when faced with ethical dilemmas in their own investigations. Each chapter addresses a specific literacy research ethical issue. Part I focuses on conducting research in settings such as schools or literacy clinics. Part Two addresses research with pre-service teachers in college/university and school settings. Part Three looks at research in virtual worlds and online environments. Pedagogical features in each chapter engage readers in making connections between what they are reading and their own teaching and learning situations: A vignette to help readers understand the issue; pre-reading questions ; background information drawn from current research literature; suggested engagement activities; chapter summary. Additional resources (PowerPoint Presentations; Case Studies; Website Links; Interactive "Ask the Researcher Websites/Blogs/Tweets") are available on a website linked to the book: www.LiteracyResearchEthics.com Literacy educators and researchers at all stages of their careers face ethical issues whenever they embark on research studies. In this book experienced literacy researchers identify and address multi-faceted, multi-dimensional ethical issues related to conducting studies in school, home, community, and virtual settings and share actions taken when faced with ethical dilemmas in their own investigations. Each chapter addresses a specific literacy research ethical issue. Part I focuses on conducting research in settings such as schools or literacy clinics. Part Two addresses research with pre-service teachers in college/university and school settings. Part Three looks at research in virtual worlds and online environments. Pedagogical features in each chapter engage readers in making connections between what they are reading and their own teaching and learning situations: A vignette to help readers understand the issue; pre-reading questions ; background information drawn from current research literature; suggested engagement activities; chapter summary. Additional resources (PowerPoint Presentations; Case Studies; Website Links; Interactive "Ask the Researcher Websites/Blogs/Tweets") are available on a website linked to the book: www.LiteracyResearchEthics.com.