1) Topic 1 – Anticipated ethical and integrity dimensions of your discipline and your planned field of research within it.
It is widely accepted that research should be undertaken ethically (Steneck, 2006). Research conducted in an ethical manner ensures the protection of welfare and rights of all participants and upholds an intrinsic sense of the common good (NHMRC, 2007a; Siebar, 1992). Ethical issues exist in any kind of research (Orb, Eisenhauer & Wynaden, 2001). In particular, qualitative inquiry is saturated with subtle moral and ethical issues that may influence the quality and integrity of research (Brinkmann & Kvale, 2005). Thus, it is important for qualitative researchers to anticipate and record any potential ethical conflicts that …show more content…
Unequal relationships between researchers and participants can result in a number of methodological and ethical issues, including: loss of trust, reduced data quality and lack of informed consent (Powell, Fitzgerald, Taylor & Graham, 2012). In qualitative research contexts it is important for researchers to build 'rapport ' with participants and to establish a degree of trust (Lichtman, 2013). It is through these trusting relationships that participants feel comfortable disclosing rich information (Lichtman, 2013). However, in an unequal power relationship, the participant may feel intimidated and exposed, thus reducing their willingness to 'open up ' by communicating their views and experiences to the …show more content…
Within the discipline of Sport and Exercise Science at Victoria University, the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (2007a) is recognized as the standard for determining authorship. The principles of this code state that to be credited as an author, a substantial contribution must have been made in a combination of: 1) Conception and design of the project; 2) Analysis and interpretation of research data; and 3) Drafting significant parts of the work or critically revising is to as to contribute to the interpretation. However, in regards to publication, my particular area of research is multi-disciplinary in nature and encompasses aspects of sports science and sports psychology. Therefore, the range of journals appropriate for submission is quite broad. Depending on the disciplinary focus of the journal, there are two main codes recognized as the standard for attributing authorship on publications: the Vancouver Protocol on Authorship (1997) and The American Psychological Association Ethics Code
It is widely accepted that research should be undertaken ethically (Steneck, 2006). Research conducted in an ethical manner ensures the protection of welfare and rights of all participants and upholds an intrinsic sense of the common good (NHMRC, 2007a; Siebar, 1992). Ethical issues exist in any kind of research (Orb, Eisenhauer & Wynaden, 2001). In particular, qualitative inquiry is saturated with subtle moral and ethical issues that may influence the quality and integrity of research (Brinkmann & Kvale, 2005). Thus, it is important for qualitative researchers to anticipate and record any potential ethical conflicts that …show more content…
Unequal relationships between researchers and participants can result in a number of methodological and ethical issues, including: loss of trust, reduced data quality and lack of informed consent (Powell, Fitzgerald, Taylor & Graham, 2012). In qualitative research contexts it is important for researchers to build 'rapport ' with participants and to establish a degree of trust (Lichtman, 2013). It is through these trusting relationships that participants feel comfortable disclosing rich information (Lichtman, 2013). However, in an unequal power relationship, the participant may feel intimidated and exposed, thus reducing their willingness to 'open up ' by communicating their views and experiences to the …show more content…
Within the discipline of Sport and Exercise Science at Victoria University, the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (2007a) is recognized as the standard for determining authorship. The principles of this code state that to be credited as an author, a substantial contribution must have been made in a combination of: 1) Conception and design of the project; 2) Analysis and interpretation of research data; and 3) Drafting significant parts of the work or critically revising is to as to contribute to the interpretation. However, in regards to publication, my particular area of research is multi-disciplinary in nature and encompasses aspects of sports science and sports psychology. Therefore, the range of journals appropriate for submission is quite broad. Depending on the disciplinary focus of the journal, there are two main codes recognized as the standard for attributing authorship on publications: the Vancouver Protocol on Authorship (1997) and The American Psychological Association Ethics Code