NDLI: From “a Fair Game” to “a Form of Covert Research”: Research Ethics Committee Members’ Differing Notions of Consent and Potential Risk to Participants Within Social Media Research

Please wait, while we are loading the content...

From “a Fair Game” to “a Form of Covert Research”: Research Ethics Committee Members’ Differing Notions of Consent and Potential Risk to Participants Within Social Media Research

Content Provider	SAGE Publishing
Author	Hibbin, R. A. Samuel, G. Derrick, G. E.
Copyright Year	2018
Abstract	Social media (SM) research presents new challenges for research ethics committees (RECs) who must balance familiar ethical principles with new notions of public availability. This article qualitatively examines how U.K. REC members view this balance in terms of risk and consent. While it found significant variance overall, there were discernible experience-based trends. REC members with less experience of reviewing SM held inflexible notions of consent and risk that could be categorized as either relying on traditional notions of requiring direct consent, or viewing publicly available data as “fair game.” More experienced REC members took a more nuanced approach to data use and consent. We conclude that the more nuanced approach should be best practice during ethical review of SM research.
Related Links	https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1556264617751510?download=true
Starting Page	149
Ending Page	159
Page Count	11
ISSN	15562646
Issue Number	2
Volume Number	13
Journal	Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics (JRE)
e-ISSN	15562654
DOI	10.1177/1556264617751510
Language	English
Publisher	Sage Publications CA
Publisher Date	2018-01-19
Publisher Place	Los Angeles
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	© The Author(s) 2018
Subject Keyword	research ethics committee ethics social media privacy consent
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Law Medicine Social Psychology Communication

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Reasoning “Uncharted Territory”: Notions of Expertise Within Ethics Review Panels Assessing Research Use of Social Media

Citizens, Research Ethics Committee Members and Researchers’ Attitude Toward Information and Consent for the Secondary Use of Health Data: Implications for Research Within Learning Health Systems

Assessing and improving research participants' understanding of risk: potential lessons from the literature on physician-patient risk communication.

Ethics committee experience with emergency exception from informed consent protocols.

APPLYING RESEARCH ETHICS GUIDELINES: THE VIEW FROM A SUB-SAHARAN RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE

Improving Informed Consent with Minority Participants: Results from Researcher and Community Surveys

Informed consent in Sri Lanka: A survey among ethics committee members

Applying research ethics guidelines: the view from a sub-saharan research ethics committee.

The Interviewee Who is Reluctant to Sign a Consent Form Until After the Interview.

From “a Fair Game” to “a Form of Covert Research”: Research Ethics Committee Members’ Differing Notions of Consent and Potential Risk to Participants Within Social Media Research

Similar Documents

Reasoning “Uncharted Territory”: Notions of Expertise Within Ethics Review Panels Assessing Research Use of Social Media

Citizens, Research Ethics Committee Members and Researchers’ Attitude Toward Information and Consent for the Secondary Use of Health Data: Implications for Research Within Learning Health Systems

Assessing and improving research participants' understanding of risk: potential lessons from the literature on physician-patient risk communication.

Ethics committee experience with emergency exception from informed consent protocols.

APPLYING RESEARCH ETHICS GUIDELINES: THE VIEW FROM A SUB-SAHARAN RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE

Improving Informed Consent with Minority Participants: Results from Researcher and Community Surveys

Informed consent in Sri Lanka: A survey among ethics committee members

Applying research ethics guidelines: the view from a sub-saharan research ethics committee.

The Interviewee Who is Reluctant to Sign a Consent Form Until After the Interview.

From “a Fair Game” to “a Form of Covert Research”: Research Ethics Committee Members’ Differing Notions of Consent and Potential Risk to Participants Within Social Media Research