ETHICAL

CONSIDERATIONS
IN RESEARCH
 TOPIC OUTLINE
WHAT IS ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN
RESEARCH
ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
ELEMENTS OF RESEARCH ETHICS
IMFORMED CONSENT
WHAT IS ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS?
-are set of principles that guide your research
designs and practices.
ETHICAL DILEMMA IN RESEARCH
- A Situation in which the rights of study participants are in
direct conflict with requirements for a rigorous study
 PRINCIPLE OF BENEFICENCE
•ABOVE ALL , DO NO HARM
•FREEDOM FROM HARM
•FREEDOM FROM EXPLOITATION
•MAXIMIZING BENEFITS TO PARTICIPANTS AND
SOCIETY
•MAINTANING AN APPROPRIATE RISK/ BENEFITS
PRINCIPLE OF RESPECT FOR HUMAN
DIGNITY
•Right to Self- determination
( absence or coercion)

•Right to full Disclosure

PRINCIPLE OF JUSTICE
•Right to fair Treatment

•Right to Privacy
( Confidentiality and Anonymity)
ELEMENTS OF RESEARCH ETHICS

•Truthfulness
Fabricating data
Describing results of experiments that were never performed
Data trimming
Date cooking
plagiarism
Courtesy

The researcher must get a permission :

- from the school head if he needs to get the data from students.

- from the president of the farmer’s organization if the respondents are

farmers
Transparency
• No malicious intent
• Do not modify or contaminate data
INFORMED CONSENT
Have adequate Information about the research
Can Comprehend that Information
Have free choice in deciding whether to participate
or whether to leave the study
INFORMED CONSENT
Research requires informed Consent ( From human research
participants age 18 and older)
And MINOR ASSENT ( form the participants under the age 18).

Additionally , minor participants will require documentation of

Parental Consent.