Equipoise and ethics in educational research

IF 1.3 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
L. Burkholder
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Does the moral requirement that medical research comparing the effectiveness of two treatment methods be done only when there is community level equipoise also apply to research in teaching and learning comparing the effectiveness of two instructional methods? This article argues that it does. It evaluates three claims that the requirement does not apply to research in teaching and learning. One is the idea that the equipoise standard mixes up the ethical rules for practice with those for research. So it applies neither to research in medicine nor research in teaching and learning. The second is the idea that research in teaching and learning is different than research in medicine. The ethical basis for the equipoise requirement in medical research does not exist for research in education and so does not apply. Finally, the point is sometimes made that satisfying the equipoise requirement can be outweighed or more than compensated for by other factors when evaluating the ethics of research. For example, the knowledge gained about the comparative merits of different methods of teaching and learning might be so significant that it offsets any moral demand for equipoise or uncertainty.
教育研究中的平衡与伦理
道德上要求比较两种治疗方法的有效性的医学研究必须在社区层面平衡的情况下进行,这一要求是否也适用于比较两种教学方法有效性的教与学研究?本文认为确实如此。它评估了三种声称该要求不适用于教与学研究的说法。一种观点认为,平衡标准混淆了实践中的伦理规则和研究中的伦理规则。因此,它既不适用于医学研究,也不适用于教学研究。第二个观点是,教学研究与医学研究是不同的。医学研究中平衡要求的伦理基础不存在于教育研究中,因此不适用。最后,有时提出的观点是,在评估研究伦理时,满足平衡要求可能会被其他因素所抵消或超过补偿。例如,获得的关于不同教学方法的比较优点的知识可能是如此重要,以至于它抵消了对平衡或不确定性的任何道德要求。
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Theory and Research in Education
Theory and Research in Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
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期刊介绍: Theory and Research in Education, formerly known as The School Field, is an international peer reviewed journal that publishes theoretical, empirical and conjectural papers contributing to the development of educational theory, policy and practice.
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