Research Protocols
Research Protocols
The ethical codes of academic and professional bodies and particular academic institutions (illustrated elsewhere on this site) are designed to deal with a wide variety of research in many different circumstances. Clearly any particular piece of research will be expected to meet the relevant requirements of these codes, but the researchers will also need to develop a protocol to govern the conduct of a particular piece of research in particular circumstances. This will serve to inform participants in the research of their rights in relation to the research and/or the expectations of the researcher.
An example of a research protocol has been provided by Michael Watts, the researcher responsible for the fieldwork and analysis of the data in this particular project. Michael has also provided a commentary on some of the key principles in this protocol.
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