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T2W2 - Review of TriCouncil Ethical Principles - STUDENT - 2024
T2W2 - Review of TriCouncil Ethical Principles - STUDENT - 2024
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• Treat individuals as autonomous agents.
• Do not use a person as a means to an end.
• Allow people to choose for themselves/right to self
Respect for determination
• Give extra protection to those with limited
Persons autonomy.
• Respect for persons means the researcher should:
• -ensures participation is completely voluntary
• -obtains informed consent
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The welfare of a person is the quality of that person’s
experience of life in all its aspects
Concern for how person is faring – physically, mentally,
socially, spiritually.
Harm includes any negative effects on welfare
Researcher carefully considers the risks (physical,
psychological, social, financial etc.) and benefits of the
research and advise participants of these
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• Treat people fairly and equitable.
• Fair sharing of burdens and benefits of research
• One important difference that must be considered
for fairness and equity is vulnerability:
• Neither neglect nor discriminate against
individuals and groups
Justice • Treat people with respect and concern
• Researcher is especially alert for “power
relationships” that might influence
participation.
• Treating people fairly and equitably does not
always mean treating people in the same way
• Distinguish procedural justice from distributive
(society as a whole) justice.
Research Ethics Boards (REBs)
(1 of 2)
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Research Ethics Boards (REBs)
(2 of 2)
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Special • Vulnerable participants
• Children
Consideration
• Prisoners
s • Mentally disabled persons
• Economically disadvantaged
• Educationally disadvantaged
• Subtle vulnerability: language, culture,
pregnancy, students, employees, substance
abuse, health status