Deep in ethical waters: Transformative perspectives for qualitative social work research

Qualitative Social Work

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 484-503

  Mertens, Donna M ^a,c   Ginsberg, Pauline E ^b,c  

^a GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTICA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Fowler Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Beneficence; Confidentiality; Ethics; Informed consent; Social justice; Social work; Transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149149471     PISSN: 14733250     EISSN: 17413117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473325008097142     Document Type: Article

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