ethical considerations

Question 1

what must be followed when carrying out research?

Answer 1

the relevant polices, procedures and legislation and also talking in a sensitive room.

Question 2

how does following legisation help researchers get reliable data.

Answer 2

following ethics helps us protect peoples safety, if participants know they can trust the research to keep their info private then they are more likely to given honest answers.

Question 3

what must be maintained through out a research project?

Answer 3

anonymity

Question 4

what can be used instead of anonymity?

Answer 4

pseudonyms

Question 5

why do researchers use fake names for the participants?

Answer 5

to make sure that the information is not traceable back to the participant - so you should not be able to work out anything about the individual.

Question 6

which type of primary research is already anonymous?

Answer 6

questionnaires

Question 7

which type of primary research must an individual use a fake name?

Answer 7

case studies

Question 8

what is confidentiality?
what is also important that researchers follow?

Answer 8

making sure that information is kept in a safe (such as name, age, gender, address, answer to questions and beliefs and region)
ONLY ASK THE PARTICIPANT THESE THINGS IF IT IS RELAVANT .

Question 9

why is it important that participants understand that researchers will follow confidentiality?

Answer 9

participants will give most honest answers if they know what their identify is not going to be exposed.
plus less people might volunteer due to a fear of breach of confidentiality.

Question 10

what is consent?

Answer 10

it is the permission for something to be done or to happen.

Question 11

who may give consent?

Answer 11

manages/head teachers.
parents
carers

Question 12

what is consent linked to?

Answer 12

consent, as researchers must make sure that they are gaining permission to collect, hold and use the information of the participant

Question 13

what must happen with the withdrawal of consent?

Answer 13

you must respect their wishes, and remove their wishes from the research. and re collect data from somewhere else.

Question 14

what can be difficult for researchers if participants wish to be removed from the study?

Answer 14

if the research has been done without collecting data such as a name then they will need to fully start the research again to make sure that it has been done correctly. however putting reference numbers for people can make this easier to find individuals responses.

Question 15

what is meant by keeping participances informed and why?

Answer 15

making sure that all of the participants involved must be updated with the progress of the research.
why: so research like case studies can take up to year to be completed.

Question 16

how can participants be updated?

Answer 16

1. info sheet where some results might have been analysed.
2. sessions could be held to update participants regularly
3. letters

Question 17

what is misuse of statistics ?

Answer 17

it is when statistics are not used in the manner that a person set out to use them

Question 18

what can a misuse of statistics look like?

Answer 18

might be used to persuade, influence or sell something or an idea.
misuse can also get results from mistakes of analyses that results in poor decisions being made and failed strategies

Question 19

what might happen from the misuse of statistics if it over complicated?

Answer 19

if data is presented in a complicated way leading to a possible misinterpretation so people may ignore it.
people might not also understand the data if it has been laid out in a complicated way

Question 20

data protection act 1998/GDPR 2018:
what must researchers make sure they are doing?

Answer 20

1. fairly and lawfully processed
2. only using data if it is relevant and not excessive
3. you must not keep information for longer
4. all data has to be kept secure (locked/password protected).

Question 21

human rights act 1998: what are the 2 acticles?

Answer 21

article 8 and article 6

Question 22

human rights act 1998: what is article 8?

Answer 22

you cannot publish untruthful data (slander)

Question 23

human rights act 1998: what is article 6?

Answer 23

if you publish something unlawfully you have the right to take that person to court

Question 24

Nuremberg code: what are the 2 elements that researchers must follow?

Answer 24

1. voluntary human consent is essential
2. experiments must only be done if they are beneficial to the whole society

Question 25

what do all research proposals need to be agreed by?
give an example as well.

Answer 25

an appropriate ethics committee
EG: NSPCC