The blanket statement regarding oral research is not quite accurate; see my
previous previous post. When there is a potential for danger to the oral
participants and they can lose their anonymity--i.e., can be identified by the
content of their oral content, then there must be safeguards and informed
consent put in place.
Again, this was the case in the dissertation I had to fail to approve
when AFTER
the study was done and going for publication did the researcher contact us. I
sought legal advice as well as guidance from the OTRP folks in
Washington DC on
this at the time. The person obtained oral histories on racially and
politically
charged issues with no protection or pretense of hiding their
identifies, and no
informed consent on file.
Each case is individual and I only mention this in case someone reading
the post
encodes the blanket statement.
Annette
ps: I don't think Traci ever mentioned if there was an IRB review or not.....
Quoting Marie Helweg-Larsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Several TIPSters have already noted exceptions to the parental
consent rule. Also, all oral research is exempt for IRB overview
although the oral researcher of course has to follow his/her
discipline's ethical rules.
So going back to Traci's question: do the authors report obtaining
IRB approval for the study? If the authors have obtained permission
I'm not sure that it is the reviewers job to second guess an IRB
board (IRB boards also don't agree). As a reviewer I think I would
mention the concern (or ask for more information) and let the
decision rest with the editor.
Marie
Annette Taylor, Ph. D. wrote:
But that rule doesn't stand once you want to publicly disseminate the
information in the form of a journal article.
The only exception I know of is with public observation of children
where the PI
does not do the observations, but rather there are research
assistants who do
the observations. If the PI does the observations then you need IRB
approval--even if it is only at the exempt level of review.
Annette
Quoting "Brown, Barbara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Traci,
Do the rules vary with the type of research? A colleague suggests that
either SRCD or APA guidelines may make exceptions for, say, a teacher
who is using her students as the subjects of a study of effective math
techniques.
--Barbara
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From: Traci Giuliano [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 11:13 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
Subject: Re: Research ethics question: in loco parentis permission
Mike,
Thanks for verifying; this is pretty much what I thought. Would you
(and/or other Tipsters) recommend rejecting an otherwise sound
manuscript based on this objection? I'd be interested in any opinions on
this.
Cheers,
Traci
Traci, this is almost universally inappropriate (the only
exception I know of to
NOT get parental consent is when the child is abused or
neglected by
his/her parents or guardians). However, there may be other rare
cases
when it's justified, but the local IRB must determine that. As a
former IRB
member, I can't think of another context in which I would say
that getting
a teacher's permission is enough (although getting a Principal's
and
teacher's permission is also likely to be necessary for a
school-based
study).
See the national guidelines regarding children and consent at:
http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/45cfr46.htm#46.408
-Mike
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Research ethics question: in loco parentis permission
I've come across more than one occasion in manuscripts I've
reviewed
recently that researchers get a school teacher or headmaster's
permission "in loco parentis" for research participants younger
than
18. Is this acceptable? Does anyone know APA's stance on this?
Thanks,
Traci
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