{"id":1277,"date":"2011-03-12T11:31:54","date_gmt":"2011-03-12T11:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edtechandtesol.info\/phd\/?p=1277"},"modified":"2011-03-12T11:31:54","modified_gmt":"2011-03-12T11:31:54","slug":"the-importance-of-not-breaching-ethics-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lantern.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/?p=1277","title":{"rendered":"The importance of not breaching ethics approval"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I am sure that none of\u00a0us, researchers and supervisors alike, need\u00a0reminding of the\u00a0robust Ethics Approval procedures now in place, but\u00a0the\u00a0information\u00a0below provides a salutory reminder:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Protocol for handling instances of potential breaches by students of research integrity in the School of education with particular reference to the ethical protocol<\/h2>\n<p><strong>A.\u00a0 Background\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ethical protocol can be breached if a student a) conducts data collection prior to notification of ethical approval, or b) diverges from the methodological design for which approval has been given.\u00a0 That is:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 appropriate permissions not obtained as stated<\/p>\n<p>\u00a8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the number\/type of participants is different from that specified in the approved application;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the location of data gathering is different to that specified in the approved application;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the data gathering instruments differ from those described in the approved application.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Any person who identifies an issue relating to any of the above should email the Research Ethics Administrator (copied to Research Development Manager) immediately.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[the protocol then outlines the procedures and possible outcomes that might result, including\u00a0the formation of a fact-finding Panel with the objective\u00a0of establishing \u2018intentionality\u2019. In determining the seriousness of the breach, the Panel will take into account the\u00a0degree of study (UG, PGT, PGR),\u00a0evidence of training that was provided to the student,\u00a0clarity of Supervisor instructions relating to data collection,\u00a0information regarding the progress of application through ethics screening process, as well as a consideration of\u00a0what was originally approved where relevant. The outcome of such deliberations will be one of three verdicts, each with implications for what happens next: <strong>1)\u00a0 No\/Low intentionality <\/strong>and <strong>2)\u00a0 Medium\/High intentionality<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">IF ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS AT ANY POINT ABOUT THE FULL APPROVAL FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING BEING IN PLACE, STOP AND TAKE ADVICE IMMEDIATELY.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am sure that none of\u00a0us, researchers and supervisors alike, need\u00a0reminding of the\u00a0robust Ethics Approval procedures now in place, but\u00a0the\u00a0information\u00a0below provides a salutory reminder: Protocol for handling instances of potential breaches by students of research integrity in the School of education with particular reference to the ethical protocol A.\u00a0 Background\u00a0 Ethical protocol can be breached if a student a) conducts [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[65,72,162,168,185],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p865eh-kB","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lantern.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1277"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lantern.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lantern.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lantern.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lantern.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lantern.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1277\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lantern.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lantern.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lantern.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}