The Routledge Handbook of Human Research Ethics and Integrity in Australia

PART ONE: SETTING THE SCENE

1. Human Research Ethics and Integrity: A Tale of Respect, Merit, Justice, and Beneficence

Michael A. Martin, Bruce M. Smyth and Mandy Downing

2. Research Integrity in the Australian Research Landscape: Reflections and a Plan for Action

Douglas W. Robertson

3. Exploring and Managing Questionable Research Practices

Nitya Phillipson

4. Human Research Ethics Committees: Friend or Foe?

Nathan Emmerich

5. Legal Dimensions of Human Research Ethics

Graeme Blank

PART TWO: ETHICAL RESEARCH WITH ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES

6. Indigenous Research Ethics in the Australian Context: A Brief Introduction

Mandy Downing

7. Relevant Codes, Protocols, and Guidelines in the Context of Indigenous Research

Ed Wensing

8. The AIATSIS Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research

Sara Tomkins and Angus Harden

9. On the Importance of Respectful Engagement with Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Ed Wensing

10. Protecting Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property in Research Collaboration

Terri Janke

PART THREE: PRIMING ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES—EARLY CONSIDERATIONS

11. Researcher Safety and Welfare

Bruce M. Smyth and Michael A. Martin

12. Moral Injury in Research and the Responsibility of Ethics Committees

Adam Henschke

13. What’s the Point of Participant Information Sheets If No-One Reads Them?

Sheri Kim

14. Are We Paying Participants Enough, and When and How Should We Pay?

Gordon Waddington

PART FOUR: RESEARCH METHODS AND ETHICS

15. Ethics in Quantitative Research: Commissions and Omissions

Michael Smithson

16. Randomised Controlled Trials and Quasi-Experimental Designs

Nicholas Biddle and Katherine Curchin

17. Interviews, Focus Groups and Yarning: Some Associated Ethical Challenges

Bruce M. Smyth, Michael A. Martin and Mandy Downing

18. The Ethics of Archiving and Sharing Qualitative Data

Kate O’Connor, Julie McLeod and Nicole J. Davis

PART FIVE: ETHICS ACROSS VARIED SETTINGS AND DISCIPLINES

19. The Ethics of Contemporary Criminal Justice Research

Natalia Hanley and Jason Payne

20. ‘This Is Doin’ My Head In’:  The Ethics of Psychological Research

Alison L. Calear, Alyssa R. Morse and Michelle Banfield

21. Ethno+Graphy and Research Ethics in Australia

Caroline E. Schuster

22. The Ethics of Gambling Research

Aino Suomi

23. The Ethics of Socio-Legal Research

Felicity Bell and Faith Gordon

24. Pandemic and Public Health Emergency Ethics

Gordon Waddington

PART SIX: FAMILIES, CHILDREN, AND OLDER AUSTRALIANS

25. Qualitative Research with Couples and Families: Six Ethical Issues

Bruce M. Smyth, Lawrence J. Moloney and Banu B. Moloney

26. Research with Children: Balancing Protection and Participation

Sharon Bessell

27. Ethics of Research with Older Australians

Yvonne Wells and Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh

PART SEVEN: DIGITAL DATA, ARTEFACTS, AND SECURITY

28. Ethics Clearance for Digital Humanities

Terhi Nurmikko-Fuller

29. Ethical Issues in Human Research with Technology

Elizabeth T. Williams and Jennyfer L. Taylor

30. Ethics of Research Using Digital Trace Data: A Computational Social Science Perspective

Robert Ackland and M. Francisca Bórquez Vivanco

31. Cybersecurity Research and Society: Considerations for Researchers and Human Research Ethics Committees

Jayson S. Lamchek and Shiri Krebs

32. Data Management Plans: A Risk-Informed Approach

Keith Bolland, Bruce M. Smyth and Terhi Nurmikko-Fuller

PART EIGHT: OTHER THORNY ISSUES

33. Catching the Call: Dealing with Whistleblowing While Doing Research

Adam Masters

34. Research Supervision: The Ethics of the Student–Supervisor Relationship

Justine Rogers

35. Publication Ethics and Peer Review

Patrick Kilby

Biography

Bruce M. Smyth is Professor of Family Studies with the Centre for Social Research and Methods at the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.

Michael A. Martin is Professor of Statistics in the School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics at the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia; and Chair of the Human Research Ethics Committee at the Australian National University.

Mandy Downing is a Ngarluma Yindjibarndi woman and an Associate Professor with Curtin University in Western Australia, Australia; Co-Chair of the National Research Ethics Committee at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies; and the Dean of Indigenous Futures at Curtin University.

"This handbook is a must-read for seasoned researchers and those at the dawn of their research careers. It is an essential addition to every researcher’s toolkit, especially in the ethical conduct of Indigenous research." -- Professor Mick Dodson AM, FASSA, The Australian National University, Australia

"This edited volume is an important and timely examination of a subject which has never been more critical. It is an indispensable resource for those concerned with ensuring researcher and participant safety and embedding ethical conduct into all aspects of academic practice." -- Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, Author of The Uncaged Sky: My 804 days in an Iranian prison

"Researchers and their institutions have underinvested in exploring those questions of ethics and integrity specific to social research in Australia. This collection is a welcome initiative to stimulate our ethical imagination and share better practices in the face of institutional risk aversion, chronic under-resourcing, funders’ demands for social impact, emergent methodologies, the possibilities of two-way learning with Indigenous communities, challenges to data security and privacy, swift technological change, and the pressures of social exclusion." -- Professor Mark Israel, Australasian Human Research Ethics Consultancy Services

"It is important to have an on-going diverse set of discussions regarding ethical practices as risk tolerance, norms and expectations change over time within universities, disciplines, and cultures. Ethical oversight in practice, and implementation, can often reflect personal perceptions and values of what constitutes ‘good’ research by oversight committee members rather than the application of a genuine principles-based approach. This compendium attempts to grapple with this conundrum by covering a broad range of disciplines, methods and lived experiences.  It demonstrates that in practice a rules-based approach to ethical oversight lacks the flexibility to include emerging and diverse cultural, methodological, and disciplinary contexts and this runs the inherent risk of closing off challenging and new research in an increasingly complex, fast paced, culturally challenging world." -- Emeritus Professor Toni Makkai, The Australian National University, Australia