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( Turale Sue ) - Japan Yamaguchi University Professor of International Nursing
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Abstract
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This paper is based on an invited keynote address to the Qualitative Health Research Conference held at Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea, June 20?23, 2007. Some important ethical issues in international qualitative research are highlighted to encourage researchers to contribute to the development of better international guidelines and strategies to ensure the protection and privacy of research participants, including those from developing countries. The author reflects on these issues, drawing on literature, her research experience, and learning experiences an editor of a international journal. The literature reveals a small but growing international body of knowledge about the ethical concerns of qualitative researchers. However, there is a serious lack of debate about how the health professions can ensure that international qualitative research is undertaken in an ethical framework that fits within socio?cultural?legal norms of engaging countries, and particularly the host country. Researchers from different countries have different mindsets, cultures, languages, as well as differing levels of research and educational training. They also have different levels and standards of training in the ethical aspects of research. This may cause both actual and potential moral problems, damage to both researchers and the researched, and undermine scholarly activity and integrity.
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KeyWords
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qualitative research, ethical issues, international research, culture, ethics committees
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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