Ethical Review Board
Institute of Education and Child Studies
Questionnaire Ethical Review Board
Institute of Education and Child Studies
Title Research Proposal*:
Name Aplicant(s):
Adress:
E-mail:
* Regular meetings are planned ten times a year. So please do send the proposal in time.
See the website for the deadlines for the applications.
The reaction of the Ethics Review Board is based on the following ethical codes en sources:
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Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen (1998). Protocol. Ethiek voor wetenschappelijk onderzoeken en
richtlijnen voor het handelen bij (vermeend) wetenschappelijk wangedrag. Leiden: FSW.
- Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (2012). Zorgvuldig en integer omgaan met
wetenschappelijke onderzoeksgegevens. Advies. Den Haag: KNAW.
- Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (2013). Vertrouwen in wetenschap. Den Haag:
KNAW.
- Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (2013). Responsible research Data
Management. Advisory Report. Den Haag: KNAW.
- Sociaal Wetenschappelijke Raad (2003). Gedragscode voor gebruik van persoonsgegevens in
wetenschappelijk onderzoek. Den Haag: SWR
- Vereniging van Universiteiten VSNU (2004, herziening 2012). De Nederlandse Gedragscode
Wetenschapsbeoefening. Principes van goed wetenschappelijk onderwijs en onderzoek. Amsterdam:
VSNU
http://www.vsnu.nl/Subsites/Wetenschappelijke-integriteit.htm
College Bescherming persoonsgegevens ( 2010). Gedragscode voor Onderzoek &
Statistiek.
Gedragscode op basis van artikel 25 Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens.
(24 juni 2010, Staatscourant 2010, 9866). http://www.cbpweb.nl/Pages/home.aspx
- NVO beroepscode: http://www.nvo.nl/
- APA Ethics Code , accepted by the American Psychological Association's Council of Representatives
during its meeting, August 21, 2002. http://www.apa.org/ethics/code2002.html
- Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport (2002). WMO. De Wet medisch-wetenschappelijk
onderzoek met mensen. Den Haag: VWS.
Note: Proposals for medical-human research should be submitted to a special board: CCMO
(Medical Research Involving Human Subjects); see: http://www.ccmo-online.nl/
Please e-mail your application in a PDF version to d.j.g.arnoldus@fsw.leidenuniv.nl AND
hand in 7 hard copies at the “Instituutsdienst Pedagogische Wetenschappen, t.a.v. Ethiek
Commissie” (room 4B01).
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NB: Only an actual version of the form and completely filled in will be discussed by the
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Questionnaire for Ethical Assessment
Besides this (filled in) questionnaire form the Ethics Committee needs additional
information. So please also enclose the complete proposal and other relevant forms as
brochures, letter for informed consent, vow of secrecy etc.)
O. Research Context:
a) What is the main financial source of this research? (1st, 2nd of 3d Stream)
b) Are persons or organizations not belonging to Leiden University functionally involved
in this research? If so, what kind of arrangement or contract has been made about
cooperation, tasks and responsibilities between all participants?
c) How is scientific independency guaranteed for your researchteam of the Institute of
Education and Child Studies, in a way that publication of researchfindings always should
be possible even in case of negative or disappointing results?
1. Can you describe the general research question (and sub-questions)?
a) What do you see as the main scientific relevance?
b) What do you see as the main social and practical relevance?
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2. Which research instruments (and other media) will be used in this research?
(please fill inn next form followed by further comments and explanations)
Overwiev of Research Instruments
Instruments Measurement Numbers of subjectsNumber items Location Time
Minors Majors
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3. Research subjects:
a) Has an estimation been made of a minimum/maximum number of participants
needed for this research?
b) What kind of differences ( characteristics of the participants/ treatments) are at stake
between experimental and control group?
4. In what ways are participants recruited (and rewarded)?
5. How is informed consent obtained from the participants and/or representatives?
6. In what ways are participants/parents informed about the research?
a) Before starting the research:
b) During the research activities:
c) After completion of the research (debriefing etc):
7. What kind of physical and mental challenges are demanded of the participants and
what efforts have been done to reduce those challenges?
8. How are privacy rights taken into account?
9. Is permission received to make audio/visual recordings (if applicable)?
10. Organization of the research team:
a) How many persons/groups are involved?
b) How will be ensured that all members of the team adequately will be informed and
instructed about their responsibilities and task performance (accessibility to and sharing of
research data, privacy, secrecy, debriefing etc)?
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Note: Students involved in this research should sign a written form concerning secrecy,
privacy, NVO- code and integrity in data-gathering and data-analysis, including ownership of
data. [a copy of this form can be obtained via the website of the Board]
11. Provisions for careful data-gathering and data-storing and protection of research
Data:
a) Who (name and function) will supervise the data-gathering and data-management?
b) Who (name and function) will take care for a safe storage of data and who inspects the
retention of the dataset and supervises the destruction of data and other research materials?
12.
In which ways research results will be made public (i.e. publications, presentations and feed
back to participants)?
Notification:
If applicant(s) like to have comments of the Board on special issues not mentioned in the
questionnaire, please pose your questions and adjust some more information as far is needed.
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