Students' Ethical Awareness and Conceptions of Research Ethics |
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Authors: | Erika Löfström |
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Affiliation: | 1. Centre for the Research and Development of Higher Education , University of Helsinki Erika.lofstrom@helsinki.fi |
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Abstract: | The study focused on university students' understanding and conceptions of ethical issues in research. Domain-specific and domain-transcending measures were developed to gauge the students' awareness of ethical issues. Responses were obtained from 269 undergraduate and graduate students at a U.S. regional university. Participant withdrawal, the debriefing of research participants, the dissemination of findings, and giving credit to co-contributors were the most challenging ethical issues for the students. Ethical awareness was predicted by professional and organizational socialization, and perspective taking. Contextualization greatly improved the students' ability to recognize ethical issues. Simulations and role-taking are suggested as the means with which to teach students about the ethical issues perceived as challenging. |
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Keywords: | research ethics ethical awareness ethical sensitivity ethical climate student conceptions of research ethics |
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