The Position and Function of Ethics in Educational Research and Educational Administration

This article explores modern concerns pertaining to the place and role that ethics play in educational research. According to Sikes and Piper (2010), academic academics and professional groups have observed that the present ethical procedures, which take the form of ethics review panels, often lack expertise and experience in particular ethical issues, including education. These observations were made by academic academics and professional organizations. Still some people have the opinion that procedures such as filling out a form to acquire authorization to carry out research are cumbersome and restricted, and their major concern is that the researcher adhere to the rules established by the institution (Henderson and Esposito, 2017). Still, there are many who maintain that the processes involved, such as filling out a form to get authorization before doing research, are cumbersome and limiting. In point of fact, Velardo and Elliot (2018) contend that the restricted scope of review processes lends credence to the'single event' ethical conception. They further contend that as a direct consequence of this, especially PhD students are not encouraged to think about ethical problems that may emerge during research, particularly those linked to their own health. They say this is a direct effect of the previous point. More crucially, opponents say that ethical concerns prior to research frequently limit research activity and may impose limits and circumstances that might actually result in the conduct of unethical research (Henderson and Esposito, 2017; Parsell et al., 2014). This is a key point to note. These arguments are founded on the reality that ethical evaluations are carried out before to the execution of research. This study's goals are to investigate the experiences of researchers with ethical procedures and to analyze the issues that surround the operation of ethics review committees. The paper argues that while the experiences of researchers confirm some critical arguments found in the literature, there is a finding that requiring researchers to go through an ethical approval process helps researchers think more deeply about the conduct of their research (Sikes and Piper, 2010; Velardo and Elliot, 2018). (“Ethics in educational research: Review boards, ethical issues and ...”) The paper also argues that while researchers' experiences confirm some critical arguments found in the literature, there is a finding that requires researchers to go through an ethical approval process. This is one of the points that is discussed in the essay. There is also the discovery that being required to go through an ethical clearance procedure encourages researchers to give their study a more in-depth thought before they carry it out.