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Ethical regulation and humanities research in Australia: problems and consequences
1Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, Australia.
Monash Bioethics Review
|February 3, 2005
Summary
Recent ethics research guidelines are unsuitable for humanities research, particularly conversational methods. Existing ethics committees, focused on medical research, fail to address unique humanities and social science ethical considerations.
Area of Science:
- Humanities Research Ethics
- Social Science Research Ethics
Background:
- Current ethics research guidelines inadequately address the unique methodologies of humanities research.
- The National Health and Medical Research Council (NH&MRC) guidelines overlook ethical issues prevalent in humanities and social sciences.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the poor fit between existing ethics research guidelines and humanities research practices.
- To identify the challenges faced by humanities and social science researchers due to current ethical review processes.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of existing ethics research guidelines.
- Examination of research methodologies in the humanities, specifically conversational investigation.
Main Results:
- Humanities research, especially conversational methods, is not well-catered for by current ethics guidelines.
- Ethics committees, primarily designed for medical research, create obstacles for humanities and social science research.
Conclusions:
- A significant mismatch exists between humanities research ethics and current regulatory frameworks.
- Specialized ethical considerations and review processes are needed for humanities and social science research.