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Questions:
1. Why is the ethical review of research necessary? Why is this something for which researchers need outside help in the form of a research ethics board (REB)?
2. List some of the ethical issues involved in social research. Read research reported in journals or newspapers and discuss with other students the issues you see. For example, would you like to have been a participant in the research? Why is it unethical to waste other people's time? Is it ethical to conduct poorly designed research? Is it ethical to conduct research in such a way that those following you find it harder to gain access to people for research?
3. Find out the procedures in your university, college, or other institution for the ethical review of research. Try filling out the required form for a piece of research you are considering.
4. Does your professional association have a code of ethics? If so, read it and compare it with the codes of two other professions.
5. What are some of the unique ethical considerations for researching Indigenous Peoples?
6. Define and describe the OCAP principle. How would you put it into practice?
7. What do researchers mean when they mention "decolonizing" research?
8. Who are vulnerable people? Why should researchers be concerned about them?
9. Identify some of the key components of an ethical study.
10. Discuss why researchers need to be concerned about the power that researchers have over their participants.
11. Why don't researchers use the term "subjects" to describe people participating in studies?
12. Compare and contrast some of the ethical issues in qualitative and quantitative research.
13. What is reflexivity? Why is it an important skill in conducting qualitative research?