[2.4] Ethical Consideration in Conducting Research

• ETHICS


  concerned with what is good for individuals and society and is also described as moral philosophy
• RESEARCH ETHICS


  provides guidelines for the responsible conduct of research
• INTELLECTUAL HONESTY & OBJECTIVITY

  • Avoid siding with participants.
  • Avoid disclosing only positive results.
  • Avoid falsifying authorship, evidence, data, findings, and conclusions.
  • Do not plagiarize.
• FAIRNESS & RESPECT

  • Do not leave your participants in the study with the sense of being used.
  • Stay true to the questions stated in an interview protocol.
  • Avoid disclosing information that would harm participants.
• CONFIDENTIALITY


  the researcher knows who the participant is and his/her responses to the study, but pledges not to share that information with anyone else
• ANONYMITY


  not collecting identifying information (name, address, etc.) of participants or NOT linking individual responses with participants’ identities
• CONFIDENTIALITY

  Participant Identity

  • name and contact details are recorded for follow-up visits
  • information is stored in a separate, secure location (like a password-protected database)

  Data Reporting

  • When the results are published, participants are referred to only by numbers or pseudonyms.
• ANONYMITY

  Participant Identity

  • Students don’t provide details that could identify them (names, addresses, etc.)
  • The survey is conducted online or on paper without any login or name requirements.

  Data Reporting

  • When the survey results are published, the data shows general trends without linking any answers to individual students.
• UPLB RESEARCH ETHICS BOARD


  assesses and ensures the technical and ethical soundness of research involving human participants conducted by UPLB constituents, and disseminates research ethics review-related information to the UPLB community
• CONSENT


  people agree to participate in research after understanding what it involves
• Researchers must clearly explain what will happen, and any risks, and that participants can stop at any time if they want