Abstract
This chapter takes up a contemporary practice in educational research in which an ethics is posited in positionality by the researcher. This is especially prevalent in qualitative social justice research in the USA. Its approach is to present elements of a case, itself out of a classical tradition in ethics. The case has these sections following an opening hypothetical: Introduction, Research ethics, Positionality and social justice, Standpoint positionalities, Reflexive positionalities, and Concluding discussion. Central to the chapter is presentation of roots of positionalities in feminist theorizings that are primarily epistemological and not ethical. On this issue, differences in the two formulations are set out. US research ethics can be reconceived given insights from the chapter
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This chapter benefited from insights about research from Janice Anderson and Megan Williams, enlightening conversation and crucial sources from Emily Freeman, and special consideration from Paul Smeyers.
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Stone, L. (2018). Research Ethics and a Case of Positionality. In: Smeyers, P., Depaepe, M. (eds) Educational Research: Ethics, Social Justice, and Funding Dynamics. Educational Research, vol 10. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73921-2_5
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