Communicating Qualitative Research Study Designs to Research Ethics Review Boards

Authors

Carolyn Ells, McGill UniversityFollow

Abstract

Researchers using qualitative methodologies appear to be particularly prone to having their study designs called into question by research ethics or funding agency review committees. In this paper, the author considers the issue of communicating qualitative research study designs in the context of institutional research ethics review and offers suggestions for researchers to consider in their communication of study designs to research ethics review boards. General information about the mandate of research ethics review boards is provided. In light of wide international variability with respect to research ethics regulatory environments and review board processes, specific considerations and suggestions about communicating qualitative study designs effectively are presented within a Canadian case study example.

Keywords

Canada, Institutional Review, Qualitative Research, Research Ethics, and Research Methods

Publication Date

5-1-2011

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2011.1093

Recommended APA Citation

Ells, C. (2011). Communicating Qualitative Research Study Designs to Research Ethics Review Boards. The Qualitative Report, 16(3), 881-891. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2011.1093