BERA Ethical Guidelines

What does BERA emphasize as the ethical principle for educational researchers?

• Respect for all persons involved or affected by the research

• Maximizing benefits for researchers

• Prioritizing the research outcomes over participants' rights

• Avoiding structural inequalities

According to the passage, what should researchers do when participants withdraw their consent?

• Accept the decision without coercion

• Offer additional incentives to re-engage

• Ignore the withdrawal and continue the research

• Discuss with participants to persuade them to stay

What is the recommended procedure for gaining consent from participants?

• Opt-in procedures

• Opt-out procedures

• Implicit consent

• Covert consent

What does BERA endorse regarding children and young people in research?

• Children should express their views freely, commensurate with their age and maturity

• Children should not be involved in research

• Children's guardians should make all decisions

• Children should be treated the same as adults

What is the stance of BERA on the reuse of data?

• Only anonymized data should be archived for sharing

• Data can be reused without consent

• Data should never be reused

• Data reuse is acceptable only for commercial purposes