ETHICAL ISSUES IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Abstract

The present research article discusses various malpractices related to educational research and the importance to define ethical code of conduct so that every researcher may realize that he is involved not only in research activity rather in a process of modifying and improving the whole system of education, aiming to improve the life of individuals, society, community and ultimately the nation as a whole. It also describes various guidelines for researchers so that they may carry out their work in ethically justifiable manner. It is generally observed that research in Education is losing its credibility and prestige. Society no longer regards it as an instrument, which can bring change. Thus, Ethics in educational research are multifaceted, contextual, emergent, and relational; considering ethics critically requires attention to the procedural and transactional as well as the relational and sociopolitical.