Research in Education (Ethics)

Research in Education

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Open Ended

https://youtu.be/9hBfnXACsOI

Is this a good experimental study? Why do you say so?

In this topic, you will:

• Define the concept of research

• Explain the different types of research

• Describe the two approaches in research

• Discuss the different research designs

• Discuss the ethics involved when conducting research in education

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What are research ethics?

• Ethics = principles and guidelines that help us uphold the things we value

  ​3 basic approaches:

  • ​Deontological approach: ethical issues must be judged on the basis of some universal code

  • ​Ethical skepticism: concrete and inviolate moral codes cannot be formulated but are a matter of individual conscience

  • ​Utilitarianism: judgements of the ethics of a study depend on the consequences the study has for the research participants and the benefits that might arise from the study

  Research ethics = ​a set of principles developed and assist researchers in conducting ethical studies

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Basic Ethical Principles (Belmont Report, 1979)

1. Respect for person​s:

   (i) ​individuals should be treated as autonomous agents

   (ii) ​persons with diminished autonomy are entitled to protection

2. Beneficence:

   (i) do not harm

   (ii) ​maximise possible benefits and minimise possible harms

3. Justice: fairness in distribution

   (i) ​an equal share

   (ii) ​according to individual needs

   (iii) ​according to individual effort

   (iv) ​according to societal contribution

   (v) according to merit​

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Ethical Concerns

1. Relationship between society and science

   = The extent to which societal concerns and cultural values should direct the course of research

2. Professional issues

   = The problem of research misconduct (fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research or reporting research results)

3. Treatment of research participants:

   • The Stanford Prison Experiment

   • The Monster Study

   • ​The Milgram Experiment

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Task

• In groups of 3, discuss the ethics involved when conducting research in the primary ESL context.

• Type out your list of research ethics.

• As a whole class, you will be asked to contribute at least 1 ethical guideline into the following document:

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xqukgtzIc4QFkgGA0p4iqalY530c9FEOBcsTnrXbbbg/edit?usp=sharing

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