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Ethics of Educational Research (Responsibilities to Sponsors of Research…
Ethics of Educational Research
Responsibilities to Participants
Voluntary Informed Consent
consent without duress prior to start of research
Understanding or process
Effect of own research on others
Openness and disclosure
Right to withdraw for any or no reason
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 3
best interests of the child are the primary consideration
comply with legal requirements in relation to working with children
reduce any distress or discomfort, sense of intrusion - put at ease
stop immediately if any emotional or other harm
minimise impact on the normal working and workloads of participants
Incentives
use commensurate with good sense
avoid choices with undesirable effects
potential to create bias
Detriment arising from participation in research
make known to participants predicted detriment and inform of any unpredicted asap
minimise design to avoid advantaging or perceived advantage of a group of participants
Privacy
confidential and anonymous treatment of data
respect Data Protection Act
how data being stored
what uses it is being put to
to whom it may be made available
person's right to access personal data in relation to them
data is kept securely
publication does not lead to a breach of agreed confidentiality and anonymity - even indirectly
Disclosure
relates especially to illegal acts - need to inform if possibly will disclose tot he authorities
provide participants with reports arising from participation
Responsibilities to Sponsors of Research (any person/body who funds research)
Must be made aware of ethical guidelines
written agreements for funded/sponsored research
must fulfill responsibilities to the highest possible standards
Methods
Must be fit for purpose
communicate the extent to which findings are reliable, valid and generalizable
Publication
BERA Research writing guidelines
right to publish research under own names
avoid agreeing to terms which lead to contravention of guidelines
right to disassociate from accounts of findings that are misleading or too selective
Responsibilities to the Community of Educational Researchers
Misconduct
protect the integrity and reputation of educational research
Authorship
includes a list of everyone who has made a substantive and identifiable contribution to the generation of the final product.
Responsibility to educational professionals, policy makers and the general public
responsibility to make public subject to provisos indicated
communicate in a clear straightforward fashion, language appropriate to the intended audience
SITUATIONAL ETHICS