ETHICAL ISSUES RELATED TO RESEARCH.
• Ethics has been defined as that branch of philosophy which
deals with one’s conduct and serves as a guide to one’s
behaviors.
• The ethics in research is to ensure that no one is harmed or
suffers adverse consequences from research activities.
• Since most researchers are people genuinely concerned
about other people’s quality of life, they must be people of
integrity who will not undertake research for personal gain
or research that will have a negative effect on others.
• Other reasons for being completely ethical is that there are
laws which prohibits unethical behavior. Ethical issues that
should be considered are:
, 1. Confidentiality and privacy.
• Respondents should be protected by keeping the
information given confidential, especially if confidentially
has been promised.
• In some cases, the respondents may not be concerned
about confidentiality but their consent must be sought
before revealing any information.
• Lack of confidentiality and mishandling the information
provided may cause respondents physical or even
psychological harm.
• For example, releasing the names of people of who are
bankrupt may stigmatize them and cause them to loose
credit facilities which could be disadvantageous to them.
• Ethics has been defined as that branch of philosophy which
deals with one’s conduct and serves as a guide to one’s
behaviors.
• The ethics in research is to ensure that no one is harmed or
suffers adverse consequences from research activities.
• Since most researchers are people genuinely concerned
about other people’s quality of life, they must be people of
integrity who will not undertake research for personal gain
or research that will have a negative effect on others.
• Other reasons for being completely ethical is that there are
laws which prohibits unethical behavior. Ethical issues that
should be considered are:
, 1. Confidentiality and privacy.
• Respondents should be protected by keeping the
information given confidential, especially if confidentially
has been promised.
• In some cases, the respondents may not be concerned
about confidentiality but their consent must be sought
before revealing any information.
• Lack of confidentiality and mishandling the information
provided may cause respondents physical or even
psychological harm.
• For example, releasing the names of people of who are
bankrupt may stigmatize them and cause them to loose
credit facilities which could be disadvantageous to them.
