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It is therefore important for researchers to learn how to interpret, assess, and apply various research rules and how to make decisions and to act in various situations. The vast majority of decisions involve the straightforward application of ethical rules. For example, consider the following case, Case 1:
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Dec 23, 2020 · In any case, a course in research ethics can be useful in helping to prevent deviations from norms even if it does not prevent misconduct. Education in research ethics is can help people get a better understanding of ethical standards, policies, and issues and improve ethical judgment and decision making.
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Research Ethics Handbook Version 1.1 Page 4 Revised May 2015 1 Philosophy of research ethics Plato (427 - 347BCE) was a student of Socrates and in his writing transmits Socrates’ teachings. The main thrust of this comes in his middle and later periods, the Republic being the most important.
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Jan 1, 2011 · Ethics is a. responsibility of all involved in research starting. from individual researchers to funding. organizations, central and institutional ethical. committees, journal editors ...
- WHY IS THIS GUIDELINE IMPORTANT?
- This guideline is based in part on the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
- What are research ethics?
- The six key principles for ethical research, as outlined by the ESRC, are:
- Research ethics in practice
- 5. Conducting research
- 6. Using research findings
- Informed consent
- Confidentiality and anonymity
- Limits to confidentiality
- Monitoring safe research practices
- Acknowledging researchers’ roles
- USING AND ADAPTING THIS GUIDELINE
- When context-specific and/or more detailed guidance is provided by Oxfam affiliates or their partners, researchers must adhere to the relevant protocols and procedures and demonstrate that they have done so.
- These guidelines are based on ethical research standards that have emerged from the academic tradition, but acknowledge that Oxfam’s mission and practice mean the organization needs to go above and beyond.
Any research must follow ethical principles, particularly when it involves people as participants and is likely to impact them. This is standard practice in academic research and a legal requirement in medical trials, but also applies to research carried out by Oxfam. Oxfam’s work focuses on vulnerable populations, and takes place under difficult c...
Framework for Research Ethics that is used by social science academics in the UK. There are important additions, in line with Oxfam’s commitment to decolonizing research and recent literature that highlights additional issues for ethical research standards in development research (McDermott et al. 2019). Moreover, because Oxfam operates as a large ...
Research ethics are a set of principles and guidelines that shape and guide the way any research involving sentient beings (i.e. people and animals) is designed, conducted, managed, used and disseminated. In these guidelines, the term ‘research’ is used broadly: it includes diagnostic and explorative investigations of social issues of interest, as ...
research should aim to maximize benefit for individuals and society, and minimize risk and harm; the rights and dignity of individuals and groups should be respected; wherever possible,1 participation should be voluntary and appropriately informed; research should be conducted with integrity and transparency; lines of responsibility and accountabil...
Oxfam’s research often takes place in the Global South, in settings characterized by poverty; shrinking civic space or limited rights infrastructure; fragility or insecurity; and often under the watch of repressive governments. Not only do such conditions make the need for ethical research standards even clearer, they also affect the way these stan...
Oxfam must provide adequate training for researchers, so they fully understand the Code of Conduct they are required to sign. Oxfam must monitor safe research practices (see Monitoring safe research practices and the guidelines on Doing Research with Enumerators). Enumerators should be trained not solely on the research to be conducted, but also ...
Data obtained from ethical research has to be treated confidentially and stored safely, in line with internal data protection standards and any relevant local or national privacy or information rights law (see Data protection). Many of the countries in which Oxfam operates have their own data protection and privacy standards. Even after the researc...
A participant’s ability to understand the purpose of the research is integral to truly informed consent, as is their ability to opt out, and raising doubts or questions. The process of gaining informed consent is pervaded by power imbalances between researchers, participants and other stakeholders. It is the responsibility of those carrying out the...
Confidentiality in social research is about researchers not disclosing any identifiable information that might lead others to recognize research participants. It entails careful management of data (i.e. storing data securely and separating identifiable information from other data), and ensuring that the same standards maintained by all those who ac...
It is recognized that there might be some limits to confidentiality: To honour our duty of care, for example when there is danger to participants or researchers (which, when relevant, they themselves can raise through safeguarding and whistleblowing mechanisms); If there are other legal obligations or matters of public interest, for instance in pre...
An upfront risk analysis is incomplete without monitoring ongoing research (Grimm et al, 2020). Both processes need to be steeped in local experience. If, during research, it becomes clear that harm is being caused to participants or researchers, the research must be reviewed and, if needed, stopped immediately. This is particularly important when ...
Oxfam has the same duty of care towards researchers as it does towards participants. Risks posed to researchers should therefore be assessed, and adequate strategies put in place to mitigate them. There may also be instances in which researchers, inadvertently or knowingly, do not uphold the highest standards of research ethics or fully follow Oxfa...
Oxfam operates as a confederation of independent charitable organizations in different countries. This document outlines the minimum standards of ethical research that should serve as a guide to any Oxfam staff member conducting research, including with partners and consultants. It can be used as a reference by other NGOs, community organizations a...
The complexity of Oxfam’s work, with research being conducted by multiple stakeholders across different countries, demands both pragmatism and agility. For example: All dimensions of ethical research, including upfront risk analyses, should be determined with locally based staff and any partners before research goes ahead to ensure maximum contextu...
Academia typically operates with a clear set of standards for ethical research, which are reviewed and signed off by a university or departmental ethics review board. This review process is an integral part to research being allowed to proceed – but it is often one of the very few ways in which ethical research practices are measured in this space,...
What are research ethics? Research ethics are the moral principles that govern how researchers should carry out their work. These principles are used to shape research regulations agreed by groups such as university governing bodies, communities or governments. All researchers should follow any regulations that apply to their work.
Oct 18, 2021 · Research ethics are a set of principles that guide your research designs and practices in both quantitative and qualitative research. In this article, you will learn about the types and examples of ethical considerations in research, such as informed consent, confidentiality, and avoiding plagiarism. You will also find out how to apply ethical principles to your own research projects with ...
