Carole WellsKutztown University

Andrea ChapdelaineAlbright College

Ana RuizJudy Warchal

Alvernia University

11th Annual International Association for Research on Service-Learning

and Community Engagement

Introduction Principles Guidelines Discussion

Interest in international service-learning Need for comprehensive research agenda Worldviews regarding “universal” ethical

principles Protection of all parties involved

Risk/benefit Analysis of:

Service-learning project itself

Research study of the service-learning project

International Research

International ethical guidelines

International codes of ethics on research

Beneficence Nonmaleficence Justice Fidelity Integrity

Doing good and helping others

Safeguard welfare and rights of participants

How does one define “good” ?

“Who benefits from the research project?”

Do no harm

Risk/benefit analysis to determine potential of harm

Ensures impartiality, fair treatment of all persons, and fair representation of facts

Representation of Participants Information collected Results and conclusions

Loyalty to one’s duty

Responsibility to Scientific community Participants

Quality of being honest, consistently using a framework or set core of principles

The researcher must: follow scientific guidelines provide information to participants avoid deception present accurate and verifiable results

Researcher’s Competencies and Responsibilities

Rights of Participants

Sponsorship

Publication and Dissemination

Ethical integrity of project Federal, State and local laws and

regulations Professional code of ethics Information to host community Trained research team

Cultural, political, social history of host community

Appropriate training, qualifications, expertise

Value and merit of proposed research Feasibility of proposed research –

risks/benefits Standards of scientific and ethical

investigation Safety and protection of participants Language/communication Method of data collection

Methodological review Ethics review

Proposed International Institutional Review Board

Local ethics committee Host country ethical review process

Participants must be protected from harm Understanding of risks/benefits of research

History of abuses Nazi physicians prison camp experiments Tuskegee syphilis case New Zealand women with cervical cancer case

Purpose of research Who will implement research Right of voluntary participation in

research Right to withdraw from project Potential risks and benefits of research

and participation in research Process consent Advocate/translator

Anonymity of information Privacy Consequences of publication of results

Determine Roles and Responsibilities of Researcher and Sponsor

Risks/Benefits of Sponsorship Conflicts of Interest Confidentiality of Participants Use of Funding

Identification of authors, sponsors, and contributors

Appropriate citations and acknowledgements

Accurate data reporting Accessibility and utility of results to

community partners

Confidentiality and anonymity of participants

Assessment of consequences of publications of research results

Involvement of community partners in decisions regarding release of potentially harmful results

What research projects have you done or would like to do on international service-learning?

What ethical issues are involved in that research?

How might the guidelines assist in addressing those ethical issues?