Research ethics in a changing social sciences landscape.
Brown, N. (2023). Research ethics in a changing social sciences landscape. Research Ethics, 19(2), pp.157-165. Abstract: The role of research ethics committees, and research ethics issues more broadly are often not viewed in the context of the development of scientific methods and the academic community. This topic piece seeks to redress this gap. I begin […]
IRBs and the protection-inclusion dilemma: Finding a balance.
Friesen, P., Gelinas, L., Kirby, A., Strauss, D. H., & Bierer, B. E. (2023). IRBs and the protection-inclusion dilemma: Finding a balance. The American Journal of Bioethics, 23(6), pp.75-88. Abstract: Institutional review boards, tasked with facilitating ethical research, are often pulled in competing directions. In what we call the protection-inclusion dilemma, we acknowledge the tensions […]
The role of research ethics committees: Friend or foe in educational research? An exploratory study.
Brown, C., Spiro, J., & Quinton, S. (2020). The role of research ethics committees: Friend or foe in educational research? An exploratory study. British Educational Research Journal, 46(4), pp. 747-769. Abstract: Ethics committees have an important role to play in ensuring ethical standards (e.g. BERA, ESRC, RCUK recommendations) are met by educational researchers. Balancing obligations […]
The IRB as gatekeeper: Effects on research with children and youth.
Harger, B., & Quintela, M. (2017). The IRB as gatekeeper: Effects on research with children and youth. In Castro, I.E., Swauger, M., & Harger, B. (Eds.). Researching children and youth: Methodological issues, strategies, and innovations. (Sociological Studies of Children and Youth, Vol. 22) (pp. 11-33). Emerald Publishing Limited: Bingley, UK. ISBN: 978-1-78714-099-8; e-ISBN: 978-1-78714-098-1. Chapter […]
Is silencing children unethical? Gatekeeping, rights and ethics.
Harry Shier Note: This blog post is a personal reflection by the author. It does not reflect the views of the ERIC team, or of any research team or institution the author is or has been a part of. Despite recent progress in broadening our understanding of ethics in research with children (much of it […]
How do research ethics committee members respond to hypothetical studies with children? Results from the MESSI Study
Taplin, S., Chalmers, J., Brown, J., Moore, T., Graham, A. & McArthur, M. (2022). How do Research Ethics Committee Members Respond to Hypothetical Studies with Children? Results from the MESSI Study. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, 17(3), pp.254-266. This paper reports the results of a study involving 183 Australian HREC committee members […]
