[Air-l] research ethics - tips

[Irene Berkowitz]

Hi Charles,

Could you answer a quick question.  If we wanted to do a
cybergeography study where we were looking a listening
patterns via internet radio, (cybergeographically) and we
wanted to integrate some Census stats, are you aware of
whether there is an IRB issue there ?

Thanks,
IB

---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 12:24:50 -0600
>From: Charles Ess <cmess at lib.drury.edu>  
>Subject: [Air-l] research ethics - tips  
>To: <air-l at aoir.org>
>
>Colleagues:
>
>Nancy Baym has suggested that I post at least a brief version
of my monthly
>report to the list at large, just in case a few people didn't
quite read the
>executive committee report all the way through ...  This is
good advice, I
>think - the lessons learned and directions we're taking may
be helpful.
>
>The AoIR ethics working committee has discussed a recent
case/study kindly
>provided by two AoIR members.
>
>Several lessons emerged from the case/study and our
discussion - two of
>which I would like to highlight here
>
>One, significant problems can be avoided ahead of time if
participants in a
>multi-disciplinary research project spell out and discuss in
detail their
>methodological assumptions and ethical practices regarding
publication of
>research data.  
>In the case we examined, two different disciplines involved
>in the research project, it turned out, had more or less
opposite views on
>this point - leading to difficulties _after_ much of the
project had been
>completed, IRB approval received, etc.
>
>In addition, the two different disciplines had different
traditions and
>expectations regarding the nature of shared authorship (or...
_not_!).
>Again, this is an important point to clarify at the beginning
of research
>rather than towards its conclusion.
>
>Along these lines: we would be grateful to hear from AoIR
members more
>general accounts of their experiences that focus on "Ethical
tips / lessons
>learned" in developing research proposals and negotiating
with ethical
>oversight authorities.
>
>On behalf of the committee - we look forward to receiving
these from you!
>
>Charles Ess
>Distinguished Research Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies
>Drury University
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>
>Home page:  http://www.drury.edu/ess/ess.html
>Co-chair, CATaC: http://www.it.murdoch.edu.au/catac/
>
>Exemplary persons seek harmony, not sameness. -- Analects 13.23
>
>
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