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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
Rice, Marti H.; Stallings, William M. – 1986
This paper presents an overview of Florence Nightingale's statistical background and accomplishments; discusses Victorian statistics, Nightingale's education and statistical contributions; and concludes with implications for professors and students of educational research. Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the first woman elected as a fellow of…
Descriptors: Adults, Biographies, Educational Researchers, Field Studies