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Sarven S. McLinton; Sarah N. Menz; Bernard Guerin; Elspeth McInnes – Journal of Academic Ethics, 2024
Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) reviewers often provide similar feedback across applications, which suggests that the problem lies in researcher awareness of key issues rather than novel, unsolvable challenges. If common problems can be addressed before lodgement by applicants referencing clear evidence-based supports (e.g., FAQs on common…
Descriptors: Ethics, Informed Consent, Research Committees, Research Methodology
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Atenas, Javiera; Havemann, Leo; Timmermann, Cristian – International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 2023
This paper presents an ethical framework designed to support the development of critical data literacy for research methods courses and data training programmes in higher education. The framework we present draws upon our reviews of literature, course syllabi and existing frameworks on data ethics. For this research we reviewed 250 research…
Descriptors: Critical Literacy, Data Analysis, Ethics, Research Methodology
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Mary Bottomley; Jodie Bradley; Lisa Clark; Bryan Collis; Bojana Daw Srdanovic; Victoria Farnsworth; Annie Ferguson; Dan Goodley; Andrew Fox; Nikita K. Hayden; Charlotte Lawthom; Rebecca Lawthom; Claudia Magwood; Robert McLean; Ian Middleton; Alison Owen; Matty Prothero; Simon Rice; Simon Richards; Katherine Runswick-Cole; Kelly Scargill; Rohit Shankar; Toni Ann Wood – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: We are a research team of clinical, academic and advocacy-based researchers with and without learning disabilities, working on the "Humanising Healthcare" (for people with learning disabilities) project. The project is dedicated to finding and sharing healthcare practices that enhance the lives of people with learning…
Descriptors: Ethics, Learning Disabilities, Guidelines, Researchers
Anna Wilson; Jen Ross; Jane McKie; Amy Collier; Pat Lockley – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2022
This case study describes a project that combined speculative fiction and co-design as qualitative social science research methods. It also describes how planned methods had to be adapted from physically co-present to online implementation and how we also had to change our expectations regarding the outcomes of the project. The combination of…
Descriptors: Social Science Research, Research Methodology, Higher Education, Fiction
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Mahoney, Jamie; Le Louvier, Kahina; Lawson, Shaun; Bertel, Diotima; Ambrosetti, Elena – Research Ethics, 2022
The ubiquitous use of social platforms across the globe makes them attractive options for investigating social phenomena including migration. However, the use of social media data raises several crucial ethical issues around the areas of informed consent, anonymity and profiling of individuals, which are particularly sensitive when looking at a…
Descriptors: Social Media, Ethics, Informed Consent, Research Methodology
Monique H. Harrison; Philip A. Hernandez – Grantee Submission, 2022
The interview experience is only one component of the process of interviewing -- software programmes can coordinate the pre-interview steps and begin a digitally-mediated relationship with participants long before the actual interview commences. This essay provides examples of how researchers can maximise their time and energy by digitally…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Interviews, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Software
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Karunaratne, Nadeeka – Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education, 2023
To resist hegemonic campus sexual violence research trends rooted in postpositivist paradigms, I advocate for the centering of healing in research, particularly in the research methodologies that scholars employ. In this article, I invite researchers to (re)consider the purpose of research as a process that actively prioritizes and promotes…
Descriptors: College Students, Rape, Crime, Sexual Abuse
Seidman, Irving – Teachers College Press, 2019
This popular text, now in its fifth edition, provides step-by-step guidance for new and experienced researchers who want to use interviewing as a research method. This user-friendly guide explains the rationale for interviewing and the complexity of selecting interview participants, important interviewing techniques, and how to work with the…
Descriptors: Interviews, Research Methodology, Educational Research, Graduate Students
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Weiser, S. Gavin – Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, 2020
It is natural that the use of visual methods in education be concerned with the consent of adults, as the many students are under the age of majority, and as such require the consent of their adult caregivers. What does this consent and integration of consent look like when considering visual methods with young adults? By opening up ownership of a…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Visual Aids, Informed Consent, Femininity
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Weston, Kathryn M.; Mullan, Judy R.; Hu, Wendy; Thomson, Colin; Rich, Warren C.; Knight-Billington, Patricia; Marjadi, Brahmaputra; McLennan, Peter L. – Journal of Academic Ethics, 2016
Research is increasingly recognised as a key component of medical curricula, offering a range of benefits including development of skills in evidence-based medicine. The literature indicates that experienced academic supervision or mentoring is important in any research activity and positively influences research output. The aim of this project…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Student Research, Ethics, Research Methodology
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Roberts, Lynne D.; Allen, Peter J. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2015
Online surveys are increasingly used in educational research, yet little attention has focused on ethical issues associated with their use in educational settings. Here, we draw on the broader literature to discuss 5 key ethical issues in the context of educational survey research: dual teacher/researcher roles; informed consent; use of…
Descriptors: Ethics, Online Surveys, Educational Research, Research Methodology
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Yassi, Annalee; Spiegel, Jennifer Beth; Lockhart, Karen; Fels, Lynn; Boydell, Katherine; Marcuse, Judith – Journal of Academic Ethics, 2016
Academics from diverse disciplines are recognizing not only the procedural ethical issues involved in research, but also the complexity of everyday "micro" ethical issues that arise. While ethical guidelines are being developed for research in aboriginal populations and low-and-middle-income countries, multi-partnered research…
Descriptors: Ethics, Research Methodology, Indigenous Populations, Low Income Groups
Wendler, Rachael – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2012
Human subjects research ethics were developed to ensure responsible conduct when university researchers learn by interacting with community members. As service-learning students also learn by interacting with community members, a similar set of principles may strengthen the ethical practice of service-learning. This article identifies ethical…
Descriptors: Ethics, Guidelines, Service Learning, Research Methodology
Pool, Robert – National Academies Press, 2013
On July 26, 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) with the purpose of soliciting comments on how current regulations for protecting research participants could be modernized and revised. The rationale for revising the regulations was as follows: this ANPRM seeks comment on…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Social Scientists, Behavioral Sciences, Social Science Research