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The current ethics review process, rooted in positivist assumptions, often fails qualitative research. A new model, treating researchers as experts and committees as learners, offers a better fit for qualitative and ethnographic studies.

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Area of Science:

Social Sciences
Research Methodology

Background:

The ethics review process is often misaligned with the epistemological assumptions of qualitative research.
Existing frameworks, based on positivistic research, do not adequately address the unique needs of qualitative methodologies like ethnography.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify shortcomings in the current ethics review process for qualitative research.
To propose an improved ethics review model tailored to qualitative research principles.
To suggest strategies for managing emergent ethical considerations in qualitative studies.

Main Methods:

Analysis of an ethnographic excerpt illustrating challenges in ethics review.
Proposal of a new ethics review model where researchers act as experts and committees as learners.
Introduction of four core open-ended questions to guide the revised review process.
Presentation of strategies to mitigate risks in emergent qualitative research.

Main Results:

The conventional ethics review process, based on positivist assumptions, is ill-suited for qualitative research.
A proposed model reframes the researcher as the expert and the committee as the learner, fostering better understanding.
Specific strategies like dual consent and pre-publication ethical review by editors/boards can enhance ethical oversight.

Conclusions:

The ethics review process requires adaptation to better accommodate the principles and practices of qualitative research.
A paradigm shift in ethics review, embracing qualitative research's iterative and emergent nature, is necessary.
Implementing proposed strategies can lead to more effective and appropriate ethical oversight for qualitative studies.