scholarly journals Ethical Considerations of Conducting Systematic Reviews in Educational Research

2019 ◽  
pp. 41-54
Author(s):  
Harsh Suri
Keyword(s):  
Educational Research ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Ethical Considerations

Overcoming Challenges to Impactful SoTL

2020 ◽  
pp. 366-387
Author(s):  
Sherry Fukuzawa ◽  
Dianne Ashbourne ◽  
Fiona Rawle
Keyword(s):  
Educational Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Institutional Culture ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Scholarly Identity ◽  
Institutional Challenges

In order for teaching and learning to improve throughout an institution, the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) must be valued within institutional culture and contribute to the scholarly identity of researchers. This chapter emphasizes some of the challenges for SoTL researchers, whether educational developers or faculty members, to consider as they begin their foray into educational research. SoTL challenges are divided into four inter-related themes: (1) scholarly identity, (2) institutional challenges, (3) accessing and searching the SoTL literature, and (4) conducting SoTL research (SoTL research design, methodology, funding and time commitments, and ethical considerations). The chapter includes a series of opportunities and resources to help SoTL researchers reframe these challenges into opportunities for their institutions.

scholarly journals Online educational research with middle adolescent populations: Ethical considerations and recommendations

2020 ◽  
pp. 174701612096316
Author(s):  
Erin Mackenzie ◽  
Nathan Berger ◽  
Kathryn Holmes ◽  
Michelle Walker
Keyword(s):  
Informed Consent ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Parental Consent ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Online Data ◽  
Simple Strategy ◽  
Science Classes

Adolescent populations have become increasingly accessible through online data collection methods. Online surveys are advantageous in recruiting adolescent participants and can be designed for adolescents to provide informed consent without the requirement of parental consent. This study sampled 338 Australian adolescents to participate in a low risk online survey on adolescents’ experiences and perceptions of their learning in science classes, without parental consent. Adolescents were recruited through Facebook and Instagram advertising. In order to judge potential participants’ capacity to consent, two multiple-choice questions about the consent process were required to be answered correctly prior to accessing the survey. This simple strategy effectively determined whether middle adolescents had the capacity to provide informed consent to participate in low risk online educational research.

scholarly journals The challenges of systematic reviews of educational research

BMJ ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 331 (7513) ◽  
pp. 391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Morrison
Keyword(s):  
Educational Research ◽  
Systematic Reviews

scholarly journals Ethical considerations in educational research involving children: Implications for educational researchers in South Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jace Pillay
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
South African ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Generic Qualitative Study ◽  
Generic Qualitative ◽  
African Perspective

Adopting a social justice theoretical framework, the author proposes that the involvement of children in educational research is paramount. However, such involvement often exposes children to exploitation and a violation of their rights. As such, it is essential that all research involving children should be ethically sound. Hence, the purpose of this study was to explore ethical considerations in educational research involving children, especially in South Africa, which was historically known for the marginalization of and discrimination against children. This generic qualitative study included a sample of eight experts with extensive knowledge of the ethical concerns surrounding children’s participation in research activities. Data was collected through individual interviews, a questionnaire, and the analysis of documents and instruments pertaining to the ethical-legal protection of children’s involvement in research activities in South Africa. The findings identify several ethical principles that should be considered within a South African perspective and which have specific implications for educational researchers.

scholarly journals Evaluating software tools to conduct systematic reviews: a feature analysis and user survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-140
Author(s):  
Marta Pellegrini ◽  
Francesco Marsili
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Software Tools ◽  
Feature Analysis ◽  
Synthesis Methods ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Investigation Methods ◽  
Functional Software ◽  
Evidence Based Decision Making

Systematic reviews are research synthesis methods increasingly used in educational research to support evidence-based decision making. The conduction of a systematic review is a complex process with several phases usually supported by software tools. These tools used at the international level are not currently common in the Italian educational research. This work describes four software tools used in the international educational research and evaluates their general functionality and specific features’ usability to conduct the systematic review phases of study screening and selection. For this purpose, this study uses two methods: a feature analysis (Kitchenham et al., 1997) and an expert survey (Harrison et al., 2020). The results of both investigation methods agree to consider Covidence and Rayyan the most functional software tools in conducting SR. Among the four tools, ASReview has the greatest potential for making the process of a SR more efficient.   Una valutazione dei software per condurre revisioni sistematiche: analisi delle caratteristiche e sondaggio a esperti Le revisioni sistematiche sono metodi di sintesi di ricerca sempre più utilizzati in campo educativo al fine di supportare il processo decisionale basato su evidenze. La conduzione di una revisione sistematica, poiché complessa e su più fasi, è sovente supportata in ambito internazionale da software specifici attualmente poco diffusi nella ricerca educativa italiana. Il contributo presenta quattro software utilizzati nella ricerca educativa internazionale e valuta le funzionalità generali e l’usabilità di caratteristiche specifiche per condurre le fasi di screening e di selezione degli studi. A questo scopo lo studio impiega i metodi dell’analisi delle caratteristiche (Kitchenham et al., 1997) e del sondaggio ad esperti in revisioni sistematiche (Harrison et al., 2020) in campo educativo. I risultati di entrambi i metodi di indagine concordano nel ritenere Covidence e Rayyan gli strumenti più funzionali per condurre revisioni sistematiche, mentre ASReview risulta il software con maggiore potenzialità per rendere il processo più efficiente.

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