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  1. Ethical Considerations in Research

    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 ...

  2. Ethical Issues in Research: Perceptions of Researchers, Research Ethics

    For example, as in our study, the literature discusses the lack of research integrity on the part of some researchers (Al-Hidabi et al., 2018; Swazey et al., 1993), the numerous conflicts of interest experienced in research (Williams-Jones et al., 2013), the issues of recruiting and obtaining the free and informed consent of research ...

  3. Common Ethical Issues In Research And Publication

    This paper will discuss different ethical issues in research, including study design and ethical approval, data analysis, authorship, conflict of interest and redundant publication and plagiarism. I have also included two case scenarios in this paper to illustrate common ethical issues in research and publication. Go to:

  4. Ethical Considerations

    Ethical Considerations. Ethical considerations in research refer to the principles and guidelines that researchers must follow to ensure that their studies are conducted in an ethical and responsible manner. These considerations are designed to protect the rights, safety, and well-being of research participants, as well as the integrity and credibility of the research itself

  5. What Is Ethics in Research and Why Is It Important?

    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. Many of the deviations that occur in research may occur because researchers simply do not know or have never thought seriously about some of the ethical norms of research.

  6. Research Ethics

    Multiple examples of unethical research studies conducted in the past throughout the world have cast a significant historical shadow on research involving human subjects. Examples include the Tuskegee Syphilis Study from 1932 to 1972, Nazi medical experimentation in the 1930s and 1940s, and research conducted at the Willowbrook State School in the 1950s and 1960s.[1] As the aftermath of these ...

  7. Ethical Dilemmas in Qualitative Research: A Critical Literature Review

    To describe ethical issues in qualitative study on long-germ post-abortion experience: Case study—women interviews post-abortion: The ethical issues involved concern the personal position of the interviewer, the sensitivity of the theme and the social prejudice, interviewed protection and communication of results: Kylmä J et al. Finland ...

  8. Ethical Issues in Research

    Ethical issues might appear in determining sample size for two reasons: (a) an oversized sample, more people or organizations in the sample than necessary to achieve the research goals, is an ethical issue because it would expose more people (or other units) than it is necessary for the study; and (b) an undersized sample limits the researcher ...

  9. Guiding Principles for Ethical Research

    A study should be designed in a way that will get an understandable answer to the important research question. This includes considering whether the question asked is answerable, whether the research methods are valid and feasible, and whether the study is designed with accepted principles, clear methods, and reliable practices.

  10. Ethical considerations in research: Best practices and examples

    Avoiding discussion of research findings in public forums. Potential for harm The potential for harm is a crucial factor in deciding whether a research study should proceed. It can manifest in various forms, such as: Psychological harm; Social harm; Physical harm; Legal harm; Conduct an ethical review to identify possible harms.

  11. Ethical Considerations in Research

    Ethical issues in research can arise at various stages of the research process and involve different aspects of the study. Here are some common examples of ethical issues in research: Addressing these ethical issues requires adherence to ethical guidelines, and ongoing ethical reflection throughout the research process. Researchers ...

  12. Ethical Considerations in Research

    Ethical considerations in research are a set of principles that guide your research designs and practices. Scientists and researchers must always adhere to a certain code of conduct when collecting data from people. The goals of human research often include understanding real-life phenomena, studying effective treatments, investigating ...

  13. Ethical Considerations in Psychology Research

    The research team. There are examples of researchers being intimidated because of the line of research they are in. The institution in which the research is conducted. salso suggest there are 4 main ethical concerns when conducting SSR: The research question or hypothesis. The treatment of individual participants.

  14. Ethical issues in clinical research

    THE ETHICAL ISSUES IN CLINICAL RESEARCH PRIMARILY INVOLVES PROTECTION OF RIGHTS, SAFETY, AND WELL BEING OF THE RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS. All national and international guidelines lay emphasis on the code of conduct to be followed by researchers and the other stakeholders in clinical research to uphold this basic commitment to safeguard the rights and safety of the research participants who play a ...

  15. Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal

    Principles that come to mind might include autonomy, respect, dignity, privacy, informed consent and confidentiality. You may also have identified principles such as competence, integrity, wellbeing, justice and non-discrimination. Key ethical issues that you will address as an insider researcher include: Gaining trust.

  16. Ethics in Clinical Research: Foundations and Current Issues

    BMC Medical Ethics cites the example of research conducted in Malawi that paid participants US$10 per study visit. The lack of guidelines for establishing fair compensation brought into question the ethics of the pharmaceutical firms who funded the study and stood to profit greatly from the products being tested.

  17. PDF Ethical Issues Related to Observational Research 1. Current Guidance

    Society Code of Human Research Ethics, 2010, p25). 2. Underlying Issue for Researchers Hawthorne Effects Suggestion is that when research participants know they are being observed in a research study their behaviour is influenced by what they assume to be the researcher's expectations.

  18. Case Studies

    More than 70 cases pair ethics concepts with real world situations. From journalism, performing arts, and scientific research to sports, law, and business, these case studies explore current and historic ethical dilemmas, their motivating biases, and their consequences. Each case includes discussion questions, related videos, and a bibliography.

  19. Legal and ethical issues in research

    Abstract. Legal and ethical issues form an important component of modern research, related to the subject and researcher. This article seeks to briefly review the various international guidelines and regulations that exist on issues related to informed consent, confidentiality, providing incentives and various forms of research misconduct.

  20. 5 Unethical Medical Experiments Brought Out of the Shadows of History

    Participation in these studies was either forced or coerced under false pretenses. Some of the most notorious examples include the experiments by the Nazis, the Tuskegee syphilis study, the Stanford Prison Experiment, and the CIA's LSD studies. ... it raised ethical issues about the potential coercive nature of financial compensation to ...

  21. Defining ethical challenge(s) in healthcare research: a rapid review

    To the authors' knowledge, this is the first rapid review to examine the use of the term 'ethical challenge (s)' in empirical healthcare research literature. Notably, only 12/72 (17%) of included studies published in the last 5 years contained a definition for 'ethical challenge (s)', despite this being the focus of the research being ...

  22. Ethical Issues in School-Based Research

    Centre of Bioethical Research and Analysis, NUI, Galway, Ireland. Email: [email protected]. This paper provides an introduction to ethical issues arising in children's research that takes place in school-settings. It addresses three main areas of ethical concern: the informed consent process, confidentiality, and harm and benefit.

  23. Ethical challenges of researchers in qualitative studies: the necessity

    As Brenner quoted Kvale state that, preparing an ethical protocol can cover issues in a qualitative research project from planning through reporting . Data gathering and data analysis In qualitative research, data are collected with a focus on multifaceted interviews and narratives to produce a description of the experiences.