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A gatekeeper is someone who control access to a potential research site, deciding whether a researcher will be admitted to undertake enquiry, and, if so, on what basis/subject to what conditions.

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.