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Emmerich, Nathan – Research Ethics, 2016
This essay responds to an article, 'Variation in university research ethics review', published in this issue. It argues that the authors of that paper do not fully distinguish the usual function of university research ethics committees (RECs) from that of a gatekeeper. The latter term more accurately describes the task they happen to have asked…
Descriptors: Ethics, Research Committees, Universities, Research Administration
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Marlowe, Jay; Tolich, Martin – Research Ethics, 2015
This study examines a significant gap in the role of providing ethical guidance and support for community-based research. University and health-based ethical review committees in New Zealand predominantly serve as 'gatekeepers' that consider the ethical implications of a research design in order to protect participants and the institution from…
Descriptors: Research Administration, Ethics, Foreign Countries, Research Committees
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Whitney, Simon N. – Research Ethics, 2016
Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and their federal overseers protect human subjects, but this vital work is often dysfunctional despite their conscientious efforts. A cardinal, but unrecognized, explanation is that IRBs are performing a specific function -- the management of risk -- using a flawed theoretical and practical approach. At the time…
Descriptors: Risk Management, Advisory Committees, Research Administration, Governance
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