Centro de Recursos para Docentes

This MESHGuide draws on a range of key literature in the field of social science research ethics. It is designed to help teachers to:

• Understand the significance of ethical concerns in the research process
• Identify the nature of the ethical issues that may be of significance in the design and implementation of their research
• Develop their research design in a way that takes into account ethical considerations, so that their research is as ethical as possible
• Understand the complexity of the process of gaining informed consent and enable them to achieve this
• Reflect on the complexity of research ethics