Development of guidelines for record use, ethical review, and informed consent in higher education research and IR

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K02962
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09050:Tertiary education-related
• Research Institution: Chiba University
• Principal Investigator: Okada Satoshi 千葉大学, 国際未来教育基幹, 准教授 (00581779)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 研究プロトコル / 教教分離 / 倫理審査の効率化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Firstly, from the perspective of risk mitigation and vulnerability, it has become evident that the development and validation of protocols are crucial in Institutional Research (IR) and higher education research, particularly when utilizing data pertaining to students affiliated with the institution.
Secondly, it became apparent that faculty and staff members affiliated with institutional headquarters and centers responsible for IR and higher education research face challenges due to their peripheral nature in these processes, and confusion resulting from the separation of faculty and educational organizations, as well as the inadequacies of the institution.
Lastly, it has been recognized that an integrated and collaborative framework is necessary to enhance the efficiency of ethics reviews, considering the significant burden, specialized expertise, and the difficulties in securing competent personnel associated with ethics review processes.

Free Research Field

高等教育学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の意義は、高等教育研究及びIRにおいて曖昧に取り扱われる情報利用・倫理審査・同意取得について、準専門領域としてのプロトコルの重要性を指摘するだけでなく、それを単に個人の問題に帰すことなく、正当な手続きから周辺化・疎外されている構造を明らかにした上で、単に新たな負担の純増に繋がることのない、時間の有限性を前提とした、より統合的かつ効率的な体制を提案している点などが挙げられる。