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Code of Ethics
This Code of Ethics is informed by the principles established in the
following documents:
•
Revised Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research (2004)
issued by the British Educational Research Association
•
Research with children with disabilities: A Checklist for Good
Practice (2005) issued by the National Disability Authority
•
Code of Ethics and Conduct (2009) issued by the British
Psychological Society
•
Ethical Principles for Conducting Research
Participants issued by the British Psychological Society
with
Human
•
Guidelines for ethical practice in psychological research online
(2007) issued by the British Psychological Society
•
Code of Professional Ethics (2008) issued by the PSI
•
Guidelines for minimum standards of ethical approval in
psychological research (2004) issued by the British Psychological
Society
1.
As a researcher I have signed a declaration of agreement to
abide fully by this ethical code.
2.
The researcher recognises the rights of all students and other
individuals / institutions who participate or are referred to in
this research to have their confidentiality protected at all
times.
3.
Voluntary
informed
consent
will
be
sought
before
any
interviews are conducted with any respondent as part of the
research process.
4.
Participants in the research have a right to withdraw from the
process at any time and will be informed of this right.
5.
The researcher is under an obligation to describe accurately,
truthfully and fairly any information obtained during the
course of the research.
6.
There is an obligation to incorporate accurately data collected
during the course of this research into the text of any report
or other publication related to the research, and to ensure
that
individual
opinions
and
perceptions
are
not
misrepresented.
7.
The
researcher
will
protect the
sources of information
gathered from interviews, document scrutiny, observations
and other data collection methods.
8.
Data collected as part of the research process will be securely
maintained and will be accessible only to the researcher
engaged in this project.
9.
The researcher will report the procedures, results and analysis
of the research accurately, and in sufficient detail to allow all
interested parties to understand and interpret them.
10.
The researcher will inform participants of any intention to
publish findings from the research through journals, books, or
any other publication, and will discuss the proposed content of
any such publication before proceeding.
11.
The researcher will make themselves available to discuss the
procedures, conduct, or findings of the research with any
party involved in the research process.
12.
Data collected during the course of the research project which
names individuals or institutions will be available only to the
researcher and will be made secure both during and after the
term of the project.
13.
The researcher is obliged to communicate the findings of their
research to other members of the educational research
community
through
research
seminars,
conference
presentation and proceedings and publication taking account
of all issues of confidentiality and protection of research
participants.
14.
The researcher asserts the right to participate in any
publication of the research findings in academic journals or
other media, which may ensue from the research.
15.
This ethical code will be continually reviewed in order to take
full account of any changes in procedure or legislation which
may impact upon the conduct of the study.