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Ethical research in International and Comparative Education during Covid-19

The Project

This project investigates the ethical issues and challenges in international and comparative education research during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This project is led by Professor Alis Oancea and involves a team with Dr Xin Xu and Olga Mun. This project combines philosophical and empirical inquiry to identify, examine, and conceptualise the ethical issues and challenges in the field of comparative and international educational (CIE) research, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It draws on existing literature, ethical frameworks, and interviews with a range of stakeholders in the CIE research field.

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Project Details

Start date: January 2020
End date: December 2021
Funder: British Association for International and Comparative Education
Theme: Comparative and International Education; Philosophy, Religion and Education; Policy, Economy and Society