Ethics in higher education research

Exploring ethical issues associated with using online surveys in educational research

“…Higher education students (in contrast to school students) are adults who have voluntarily chosen to continue their studies (Stierer & Antonious, 2004). Further, many higher education students conduct research themselves and are knowledgeable about research ethics, which potentially reduces their vulnerability (Parsell, Ambler, & Jacenyik-Trawoger, 2014). However, higher education students may still be considered a vulnerable population when the research is being ETHICAL ISSUES WITH ONLINE SURVEYS 10 conducted by a researcher with whom they also have an educational relationship (e.g., a lecturerteacher).…”

Ethics in educational research: Review boards, ethical issues and researcher development

“…Furthermore, they argue that, consequently, doctoral students in particular are not encouraged to consider ethical issues that may arise during research, including their own well-being. More importantly, critics argue that ethics reviews prior to the conduct of research often constrain research activity and can impose restrictions and conditions that may actually result in unethical research conduct (Henderson and Esposito, 2017;Parsell et al, 2014). This paper draws on literature to explore researchers' experiences of ethical procedures and to interrogate the issues surrounding the role of ethical review committees.…”

“…Increasingly, universities have set up ethics review procedures that require researchers to submit applications seeking approval to conduct research. Review boards and the rules and conditions which they operate have been criticised as obstructive (Parsell et al, 2014), unnecessarily bureaucratic (Sikes and Piper, 2010; Velardo and Elliot 2018), and even unethical (Henderson and Esposito, 2017;Parsell et al, 2014).At the same time, review boards and their procedures have been acknowledged as contributing to consideration of the ethical conduct of research (Breckler, 2005). This paper explores the issues related to ethical review and examines the wider ethical considerations that may arise during the research process.…”

“…Increasingly, universities have set up ethics review procedures that require researchers to submit applications seeking approval to conduct research. Review boards and the rules and conditions which they operate have been criticised as obstructive (Parsell et al, 2014), unnecessarily bureaucratic (Sikes and Piper, 2010; Velardo and Elliot 2018), and even unethical (Henderson and Esposito, 2017;Parsell et al, 2014).…”

Introduction: Ethical issues in educational research

“…Increasingly, universities have set up ethics review procedures that require researchers to submit applications seeking approval to conduct research. Review boards and the rules and conditions that they operate have been criticized as obstructive (Parsell et al, 2014), unnecessarily bureaucratic (Sikes and Piper, 2010; Velardo and Elliot 2018) and even unethical (Henderson and Esposito, 2017; Parsell et al, 2014). At the same time, review boards and their procedures have been acknowledged as contributing to consideration of the ethical conduct of research (Breckler, 2005).…”