Welcome to this short film about the
principles for ethical research and
evaluation
in international development.
These principles have been developed
by ACFID, the Australian Council
for International Development,
and the Research for Development Impact
Network.
Shortly, you will learn about the four
principles.
Each principle outlines important ethical
questions
to think about before and while
doing research and evaluation
in the field. Let's begin.
Principle 1 is Respect for Human Beings.
In research terms, this means making sure
each and every person
involved in the research
participates by choice, and their rights
and cultures are respected.
Principle 2 is Beneficence.
Beneficence means that everyone involved
in the research gets something positive
out of it, not just the researcher.
The other important side of beneficence
is that the research must not do harm or
pose significant risk to anyone
including the researcher.
Any risks of harm should be
identified early
and managed appropriately.
Principle 3 is Research Merit
and Integrity.
Research Merit and Integrity means that
researchers need to be experienced and
competent.
Also, the research must be well-designed,
carefully planned, and the process,
outcomes, and benefits of the research
are clear to all involved.
Principle 4 is Justice.
In this context, Justice refers to making
sure that the research is fair and
inclusive.
It means making sure that no section
of a community or population is
deliberately left out.
This includes children, people with
disability,
marginalized groups, and people who face
language or literacy barriers.
Now you've learned a bit about the four
principles for ethical research and
evaluation in international development.
These principles go hand in hand with
guidelines.
These guidelines offer some ideas and
techniques you can use when
planning research.
They also help your organization to be
ready, adaptable, and flexible
when doing research in the field.
So when the unexpected happens,
you can stick to ethical practice at all times.
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