[Air-L] IRBs

[Mark D. Johns]

Lois Ann Scheidt wrote:
> Most - if not all - IRBs in the USA are most definitely NOT making up 
> rules...

Unless you've got some data on that, Lois, I must respectfully disagree. 
There is far too much anecdotal evidence suggesting that the guiding 
principle for many, if not most IRBs in the U.S. has shifted from the 
federal guidelines to covering the corporate backside from litigation. 
When the guiding principle shifts, so do the rules.
-- 
Mark D. Johns, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Head of the
  Department of Communication Studies
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa USA
http://academic.luther.edu/~johnsmar/
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