Overcoming ethical barriers to research
Researchers engaged in studies about ‘hidden social groups’ are likely to face several ethical challenges. Using a study with undocumented Chinese migrants in the UK, challenges involved in obtaining approval by a university research ethics committee are explored. General guidance about how to resol...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Research Ethics Review |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1747016117739938 |
| Summary: | Researchers engaged in studies about ‘hidden social groups’ are likely to face several ethical challenges. Using a study with undocumented Chinese migrants in the UK, challenges involved in obtaining approval by a university research ethics committee are explored. General guidance about how to resolve potential research ethics issues, with particular reference to ‘hidden social groups’, prior to submission to a research ethics committee is presented. |
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| ISSN: | 1747-0161 2047-6094 |