Research across the disciplines: a road map for quality criteria in empirical ethics research

Research across the disciplines: a road map for quality criteria in empirical ethics research

BACKGROUND Research in the field of Empirical Ethics (EE) uses a broad variety of empirical methodologies, such as surveys, interviews and observation, developed in disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, and psychology. Whereas these empirical disciplines see themselves as purely descriptive, EE also aims at normative reflection. Currently there is literature about the quality of empirica...

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Research Integrity and Research Ethics in Professional Codes of Ethics: Survey of Terminology Used by Professional Organizations across Research Disciplines

Professional codes of ethics are social contracts among members of a professional group, which aim to instigate, encourage and nurture ethical behaviour and prevent professional misconduct, including research and publication. Despite the existence of codes of ethics, research misconduct remains a serious problem. A survey of codes of ethics from 795 professional organizations from the Illinois ...

Research Ethics: Validation of A Model for Factors Affecting Research Misconduct in Iranian Medical Research

Background: Designing a comprehensive model for verified relationships based on the actual tested data can help to better understand and explain the factors affecting research misconduct. The purpose of this study is to validate the model for factors affecting research misconduct in Iranian medical research. Method: This is a descriptive correlational study. The statistical population consiste...

Faculty Motivation to do Research : Across Disciplines in Research - Extensive

This study investigated personal, contextual, and motivational factors that influence faculty research productivity across disciplines. Participants were 781 faculty members in four different academic divisions of 28 U.S. research-extensive universities, in 17 states across the continental U.S. Data were collected as self-reported via online questionnaires, and were analyzed with path analysis ...