Chapter 10
Don’t invent the (ethics) wheel
Use TREAD, The Research Ethics Application Database
Up until now the emphasis in this book has been on recognising that novice researchers and students have ethical agency in their research, that it’s not just about learning rules and following them, but understanding ethical concepts in the complex settings of research in an ongoing way, from start to finish. Recognising one’s own knowledge and skills and how they can be developed; one’s own limits and how they can be addressed (reference groups, etc.); one’s ability to adapt in the field; and the agency of participants in relation to the boundaries of one’s ethical assurances and responsibilities have been the subjects of much of the discussion ...
