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ERIC Number: EJ1240129
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jan
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-1474-9041
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Researchers and Research Ethics: Between Fears of the Expansion of Controversial Practices and the Strengthening of Ethical Awareness
Zgaga, Pavel
European Educational Research Journal, v19 n1 p43-55 Jan 2020
In 2015, the European Educational Research Association (EERA) initiated a study to examine education researchers' experiences with and attitudes towards research ethics reviews. This paper is not a result of this study; nevertheless, it is related to it while critically reflecting upon the issue of research ethics reviews. It starts with an analysis of observations and comments provided by the interviewees in their questionnaire replies. In them, some key dilemmas can be identified, which have been discussed in various academic circles in recent decades. The main part of the paper is intended to review these discussions and to determine their relevance for the debate in the specific field of education research. In the conclusion, attention is drawn to a gradual shift from the sphere of legitimacy to the sphere of legality, resulting from the current attempts of regulating research ethics, while pointing to a potential conflict between the two key research principles, which are also key academic values: ethical conduct in research and academic freedom.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Europe
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