Exploring ethical issues associated with using online surveys in educational research

Roberts, Lynne D.; Allen, Peter J.

doi:10.1080/13803611.2015.1024421

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“…The low response rate could also be ascribed to a lack of interest among the participants to answer a survey. The low response rate of online surveys compared to that of postal surveys has been demonstrated in multiple studies (Fan & Yan, 2010;Fosnacht, Sarraf, Howe, & Peck, 2017;Roberts & Allen, 2015;Shannon & Bradshaw, 2002;Sheehan, 2001). However, a few studies (Koundinya, Klink, Deming, Meyers, & Erb, 2016;Liu & Wronski, 2017;Schonlau, Fricker, & Elliot, 2002) have reported opposite results, that is, the response rates of online surveys are significantly higher than those of paper-based surveys.…”

Section: Methodological Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Employees' experiences of education and knowledge in intellectual disability practice

Olsson

Gustafsson

2020

Policy Practice Intel Disabi

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Background The value of support, service, and care in intellectual disability (ID) practice is linked to the competence of the professional caregivers. The quality of work is affected by the level of education of healthcare employees involved. Specific Aims This study aimed to collect data on how employees perceive their education and training in ID practice and how educational programs prepare them for their working environment. Methods We used a quantitative approach to investigate how employees reflect on their knowledge about ID and other disabilities and the sources of such knowledge. A total of 262 employees engaged in ID practice completed an online survey. Findings The results indicated that education significantly influenced the participants' knowledge level, and highly specific education (i.e., workplace training) can substitute for work experience in ID practice. The authors conclude that all workplaces should examine their employees' skills regularly from the viewpoint of fulfilling the needs of people with ID. Discussion Based on the results, it can be concluded that employees in ID practice need specific knowledge through workplace training (i.e., through hands‐on practice at the workplace). Competence development in the form of workplace training is needed to upskill the staff and possibly increases employees' participation at work.

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Section: Methodological Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Employees' experiences of education and knowledge in intellectual disability practice

Olsson

Gustafsson

2020

Policy Practice Intel Disabi

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“…The respondents were offered to use symmetric 5-point Likert scale (strongly agree, slightly agree, neither agree nor disagree, slightly disagree, strongly disagree) in order to assess the statements. The teachers' survey was conducted on the basis of the methodological and ethical principles of the online survey (Roberts & Allen, 2015;Toepoel, 2015). The survey was anonymous and the results were used only in an aggregated way.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

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Professional support measures for teachers in regions of Latvia

Grinfelde¹,

Paula²,

Prizevoite³

et al. 2019

Economic Science for Rural Development

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The authors in the paper present the results of the on-line survey on teachers' professional support measures which was carried out in collaboration with the Latvian Trade Union of Education and Science Employees. The aim of the research was to explore, how teachers assessed availability and level of professional support measures within a context of current education reforms. The quantitative research design was used in the study and the quantitative survey of the teachers was conducted via web tool visidati.lv (n=1258) from November 2 till November 27, 2018. The questionnaire comprised the statements on following measures of professional support: financial, material and technological, methodological, and societal. Teachers' opinions regarding their provision with resources and support were analysed by region. The results witness about regional disparities mainly between Riga and Latgale regions. There are statistically significant differences between both regions in how teachers are provided with health insurance. The need for financial and societal support was assessed as most important for teachers in Riga region, while Latgale teachers considered the need for methodological and material support. Teachers in Zemgale more often than the respondents from other regions agreed with the statement that when integrating students with special needs into general education institutions, teachers are not paid for additional duties. The authors conclude that different professional support measures are available for teachers in Latvia, but there is No common support system in place to address which functions and support measures should be implemented at national level and which at municipal level.

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“…Online surveys may identify the respondent's Internet protocol address, which could potentially undermine privacy and anonymity; care should be taken to strip that information from the dataset, preferably at set-up stage, prior to the conduct of the survey (Roberts & Allen, 2015). The Qualtrics (Qualtrics Customer Satisfaction Survey Platform, n.d.) survey tool, for example, allowed the authors a choice of options regarding identification of the respondent as well as the ability to check for unique URL addresses for each respondent.…”

Section: Ethical Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, obtaining approval of the respective institutional ethics boards requires making the information culturally specific, ie, culturally appropriate and culturally sensitive tools and considering ways to relieve stress and anxiety of the subjects' participation in the project (Callister et al, ). Roberts and Allen () describe 5 key ethical issues in the domain of educational research when considering using online surveys: dual teacher/researcher roles; informed consent; use of incentives; privacy, anonymity, and confidentiality; and data quality. Detailed and clear information should be given to participants regarding the reason for the survey, the organization(s) and people interested in the responses, and the reasons why the survey is being conducted.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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