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| Stephen Potter |
| Chapter 9 - Ethical
frameworks |
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| The Open University’s research
ethics website includes links to a number of key sites
as well as the OU’s own documents and policies -
Click
Here |
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| The chapter mentions the
prominent role that the NHS Central Office of Research
Ethics Committees (COREC) now plays -
Click Here |
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| Professional Bodies |
| Individual Professional Bodies have
their own policies and codes of conduct. Check the website
of any professional bodies in your field of study. Some
key ones include: |
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The British Educational Research Association
at - Click
Here
(See Chapter 5: Research Ethics in Relation to Writing).
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| The British Psychological Association
code of conduct at - Click
Here |
| The British Sociological Association
at - Click
Here |
| The British Association of Social
Workers at - Click
Here |
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| Universities |
| Individual university departments
will often have policies/codes of conduct in research
ethics. These may cover topics that do not have a specific
professional code of ethics, or may incorporate professional
codes. Again you should check if your own department has
a research ethics code. However the following are useful
examples covering a range of subject areas: |
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| The University of Edinburgh, School
of Social and Political Studies - Click
Here |
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| The Research Methods Server in the
Division of Social Sciences, School of Law and Social
Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University - Click
Here |
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| The University of Hull on Criminal
Justice Ethics - Click
Here |
| on Political Ethics - Click
Here |
| and on Biomedical Ethics and Law -
Click
Here |
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| Funding Bodies |
| Of increasing importance are the Ethical
Codes of Practice and Policies of Research Funding
Bodies. These include: |
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| The Economic and Social Research
Council (ESRC) on Research Ethics and Confidentiality
at - Click
Here |
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| The Medical Research Council Ethics
Series at - Click
Here |
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| The Nuffield Council on Bioethics
- Click
Here |
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| The Wellcome Trust on biomedical ethics
- Click
Here |
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When working with vulnerable individuals
a researcher often needs ‘disclosure’ from
the.
Criminal Records Bureau. The CRB Disclosure service is
found at - Click
Here |
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| This chapter also references: Alderson,
P. (2004) ‘Ethics’, in Fraser, S., Lewis,
V., Ding, S., Kellett, M. and Robinson, C. (eds.), Doing
Research with Children and Young People, London, Sage.
- Click
Here |
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| There are now a number of books on
research ethics, including Research Ethics for Social
Scientists by Mark Israel and Iain Hay - Click
Here |
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