Teaching and Researching Ethically - Guidance for Instructor-Researchers, Educational Developers, and Research Ethics Personnel

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Despite long-standing recognition of the value of the scholarship of teaching and learning, questions remain about how to meet both teaching and research responsibilities. The paper argues that instructor-researchers, educational developers, and research ethics personnel should draw on two guidance documents together. These are the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education’s statement on ethical principles in university teaching and the Tri-Council Policy Statement on ethical conduct for human research, which jointly support ethical practice.

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Abstract

Ethical guidance documents in tandem

Teaching responsibilities and ethical principles

Aspirational principles for instructor-researchers

The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning | Volume 9 | Issue 1 | Article 2 | | --- | --- | April 2018 Teaching and Researching Ethically: Guidance for Instructor-Researchers, Educational Developers, and Research Ethics Personnel Michelle K. Mc Ginn Brock University, [mcginn@brocku.ca](mcginn@brocku.ca) Follow this and additional works at: [https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cjsotl_rcacea](https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cjsotl_rcacea) Part of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Commons Recommended Citation McGinn, M. K. (2018). Teaching and Researching Ethically: Guidance for Instructor-Researchers, Educational Developers, and Research Ethics Personnel. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 9 (1). Retrieved from [https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cjsotl_rcacea/vol9/iss1/2](https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cjsotl_rcacea/vol9/iss1/2) Teaching and Researching Ethically: Guidance for Instructor-Researchers, Educational Developers, and Research Ethics Personnel Abstract Despite now long-standing recognition of the value and importance of the scholarship of teaching and learning, questions continue to be raised about how to satisfy the hybrid responsibilities of teaching and research. The key message of this paper is that instructor-researchers, educational developers, and research ethics personnel should consider two key guidance documents in tandem: the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education’s statement on Ethical Principles in University Teaching (Murray, Gillese, Lennon, Mercer, & Robinson, 1996) and the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, & Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 2014). Together these documents provide much needed guidance for teaching and researching ethically. Bien que la valeur et l’importance de l’avancement des connaissances en enseignement et en apprentissagesoient reconnues depuis longtemps, on continue à se poser des questions pour savoir comment satisfaire les doubles responsabilités d’enseignement et de recherche. Le message principal de cet article est que les instructeurs-chercheurs, les conseillers pédagogiques et le personnel d’éthique de la recherche devraient prendre en considération deux documents principaux d’orientation en tandem : la déclaration de la Société pour l’avancement de la pédagogie dans l’enseignement supérieur sur les « Principes éthiques dans l’enseignement universitaire » (Ethical Principles in University Teaching-Murray, Gillese, Lennon, Mercer, & Robinson, 1996) et « Énoncé de politique des trois Conseils : Éthique de la recherche avec des êtres humains » (Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada, Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et engénie du Canada, & Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada, 2014). Ensemble, ces documents fournissentune orientation utile pour enseigner et mener des recherches de manière éthique. Keywords scholarship of teaching and learning, instructor-researchers, teaching responsibilities, research ethics, Canada Cover Page Footnote I am indebted to Jacqueline L. Beres for her insightful feedback on a draft of this paper. The development of this paper also benefited from conversations with Gail Frost, Lara Green, Jill Grose, Carly MaGee, Sandra Peters, Nicola Simmons, and Lori Walker about related research ethics guidelines. This essay/essai is available in The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/ cjsotl_rcacea/vol9/iss1/2 McGinn: Teaching and Researching Ethically Instructor-researchers are educators who formalize their reflections through disciplined inquiry about teaching and students’ learning. Scholarly contributions from these individuals span the hybrid spaces between teaching and research to advance new knowledge and understandings. This paper is

FAQs

What central guidance does the paper recommend?

The paper recommends using two guidance documents together to support ethical teaching and research responsibilities.

Which two major documents are emphasized?

The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education’s Ethical Principles in University Teaching and the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS2).

Who is the paper primarily intended to support?

It targets instructor-researchers, educational developers, and research ethics personnel who support teaching and research in university contexts.

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