Covert research into sport can be ethical

For many of us, including some of those researching it, sport is crucially a human activity, taking place in diverse contexts. That fact is central to any investigation of sport, bearing on the methods appropriately used (and hence on the ethical issues confronted). For the slogan, deployed repeated...

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Published inEthics, Knowledge and Truth in Sports Research pp. 167 - 179
Main Author McFee, Graham
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 2010
Subjects
Finite Totality
USA
Voluntary Informed Consent
SRA
Emotional Blackmail
Bps
Covert Researcher
Covert Designs
Moral Principles
Covert Methods
Precise Research Topic
Covert Research
BSA
VIC
Informed Consent
Overt Research
White Lies
Follow
Worthwhile
Fake
Faculty Research Ethics
Mental Training
Overt Designs
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ISBN9780415493147
0415493145
DOI10.4324/9780203872680-19

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Summary:For many of us, including some of those researching it, sport is crucially a human activity, taking place in diverse contexts. That fact is central to any investigation of sport, bearing on the methods appropriately used (and hence on the ethical issues confronted). For the slogan, deployed repeatedly, that for research purposes human beings be treated as though they were persons (Harré, 1983) acknowledges that we can interact with human subjects in ways impossible for one’s interaction with the subjects of biology. One can ask one’s subjects, and take note of their replies or other responses. That leads us back to naturalistic or real world research designs, by suggesting (correctly) that naturalism is usually a virtue here.
ISBN:9780415493147
0415493145
DOI:10.4324/9780203872680-19