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The Effect of Study Type on Research Ethics Committees' Queries in Medical Studies
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Happo, Saara M.; Halkoaho, Arja; Lehto, Soili M.; Keränen, Tapani – Research Ethics, 2017
Background: Medical research involving human subjects must be evaluated by a research ethics committee (REC) before a study is initiated. However, knowledge of REC decision processes, particularly in relation to evaluating the risk-benefit balance in various study types, appears scant. Methods: The study protocols and records of a Finnish…
Descriptors: Ethics, Committees, Medical Research, Research Methodology
On Personal and Collective Dimensions of Agency in Doctoral Training: Medicine and Natural Science Programs
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Hakkarainen, Kai Pekka; Wires, Susanna; Keskinen, Jenni; Paavola, Sami; Pohjola, Pasi; Lonka, Kirsti; Pyhältö, Kirsi – Studies in Continuing Education, 2014
The purpose of the present study was to investigate knowledge-creating agency by examining doctoral students' accounts of their pursuits, using structured interviews. We examined all of the talk apparently related to agency of 13 doctoral students taking part in collective doctoral training in two, highly regarded Finnish research communities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Research Universities