Chapter 5 - Research ethics. After reading this chapter, you should be able to: Address potential ethical issues during the design phase of the research project, explain how your research project minimizes risk and enhances benefits to participants, find alternative research procedures to avoid physical or psychological harm to participants,. | Chapter 5 Research Ethics All researchers, even students, have a responsibility to conduct ethical research Participants in research studies should know and understand their rights and responsibilities Ethical considerations are part of the design of the research project Ethical Questions in Planning Research Researcher has two broad ethical responsibilities Scientific responsibility for following established guidelines and conducting research that will yield knowledge worth knowing The researcher’s relationship to participants as it affects collection, interpretation, and reporting of data Ethical Questions in Planning Research What are the benefits of this study? How will the consent of participants be gained? How will confidentiality/anonymity be handled? Are the participants appropriate for the study? Are there potential physical or psychological harms How will the researcher’s role affect the study? Is the research design valid, credible? Is researcher capable of . | Chapter 5 Research Ethics All researchers, even students, have a responsibility to conduct ethical research Participants in research studies should know and understand their rights and responsibilities Ethical considerations are part of the design of the research project Ethical Questions in Planning Research Researcher has two broad ethical responsibilities Scientific responsibility for following established guidelines and conducting research that will yield knowledge worth knowing The researcher’s relationship to participants as it affects collection, interpretation, and reporting of data Ethical Questions in Planning Research What are the benefits of this study? How will the consent of participants be gained? How will confidentiality/anonymity be handled? Are the participants appropriate for the study? Are there potential physical or psychological harms How will the researcher’s role affect the study? Is the research design valid, credible? Is researcher capable of conducting the study? The Belmont Report Guidelines adopted by federal departments and agencies Three ethical principles Beneficence Respect for persons Justice Goal is to design study to uphold these principles to the fullest degree possible Beneficence The well-being of participants is protected Participants protected from harm Researcher must maximize possible benefits Benefits to participants must outweigh the risks Respect for Persons Treat individuals as capable of making decisions Refrain from making choices for participants Participants must feel free to volunteer; no coercion Protecting those not capable of making their own decisions Justice Issues of fairness All participants treated equally Selection of participants Am I systematically selecting one group of participants because they are Easily available? In a position making it difficult to say no? In a position in which they can be manipulated into participating? Institutional Review Board Institutional .
