Melanesian research ethics
Roger Vallance
Abstract
Research ethics underpins a successful research method and ethics is the corner stone of useful and meaningful research. Within the Melanesian context, research ethics has a foundational role in meeting the challenges faced when researching in Melanesia. Collaboration action and community involvement, personal compassion and courage are advocated as the means that researchers can apply to achieve improved research outcomes. The role of these attributes is explained in terms of research in Melanesian communities
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