Guidelines for the use of Humans in experiments and research

These ethical practice guidelines are for students and teachers engaged in school research and other projects that involve people (other students, family, members of the community). These guidelines are not mandatory. They were developed for the Ministry of Education. They will reviewed as part of the ethics process at the end of this year. We will be asking for feedback from schools.
The guidelines have four sections.

• Section one explains the scope and purpose, some special terms, ethical practice criteria, and the responsibilities of both students and teachers.
• Section two includes examples of research scenarios.
• Section three has templates for informing and getting permission from people who are going to be involved in the research/project.
• Section four includes the titles of two Ministry of Education publications about research involving people and also animals. These guidelines recommend that
• teachers explain these guidelines to students and monitor students as they design and engage in research and other projects.
• students follow these guidelines and liaise regularly with their teachers.

Click here to view the guidelines