Ethical Concerns in Research
Briefly describe the population from which data will be collected from during future implementation of the action research study. View the Belmont Report, Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research. Then watch the following videos*:
*WARNING: The following videos contain strong or potentially offensive language.
- Obedience to Authority_Stanley Milgram Experiment
- Feature Film – The Stanford Prison Experiment (Documentary)
- Apology to survivors of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment
According to Mills (2014), “all research studies involve ethical considerations. Therefore, all researchers must be aware of and attend to the ethical considerations related to their studies” (p. 27). Therefore, identify the potential ethical concerns associated with the topic you selected in Week One in collecting the type of data you plan to collect from this particular population. How will you address those ethical concerns when designing your action research project around this topic? Be sure to keep in mind the big three ethical principles: respect for persons, beneficence, and justice, as well as informed consent, assessment of risk, and selection of subjects as discussed in the Belmont Report and to refer to them in your response. Having no ethical considerations is not an option.
Preview YouTube video Feature Film – The Stanford Prison Experiment (Documentary)
Preview YouTube video Apology to Survivors of the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
Answer PreviewAs it is notable with any other research, there are always ethical considerations that have to be made. In the case of school violence, it is notable that there are very many ethical considerations that must be made for the research to be successful. The first of this is that the age of the participants must be considered. This is something that means that brings a lot of controversy with regard to who will be involved in the research and if they meet the minimum…