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Session 1.05 Social and Behavioral Research

Session 1.05 Social and Behavioral Research. Ivor Pritchard, Ph.D. Institute of Education Sciences U.S. Department of Education Ivor.Pritchard@ed.gov. Current Research Models. “Scientifically-Based Research” (SBR) and Evidence-Based Education Survey Research and Consent/Permission/Assent

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Session 1.05 Social and Behavioral Research

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  1. Session 1.05Social and Behavioral Research Ivor Pritchard, Ph.D. Institute of Education Sciences U.S. Department of Education Ivor.Pritchard@ed.gov

  2. Current Research Models • “Scientifically-Based Research” (SBR) and Evidence-Based Education • Survey Research and Consent/Permission/Assent • Practitioner or Action Research Projects

  3. “Scientifically-Based Research” “…means research that involves the application of rigorous, systematic, and objective procedures to obtain reliable and valid knowledge relevant to education activities and programs; and includes…” (No Child Left Behind Act of 2001)

  4. “Scientifically-Based Research” • Systematic observation or experiment • Hypotheses tested by rigorous data analyses • Reliable, valid measures • Experimental or quasi-experimental design • Replicability • Peer review

  5. SBR Case: Violence Prevention • 10 primary schools, matched and then randomly assigned to treatment or a wait-list control group. • Baseline and post-intervention data collection for three years. • Data from surveys of students, parents, teachers, and school records.

  6. Scientifically Based Research Case Ethical Issues • Treatment/control outcomes • Participation at the school/individual level • Consent/Assent/Permission of teachers, students, and parents

  7. Survey Research and Consent/Permission/Assent: What Rules May Apply? • The Common Rule • Subpart D • The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment

  8. Common Rule’s Waiver of Consent Criteria (.116(c)) • Minimal risk • Subjects’ rights and welfare not adversely affected • Research is otherwise impracticable • Debriefing will occur, if appropriate

  9. Survey Research Case • An evaluation study of four health education programs used in a school district’s middle schools. • Anonymous surveys of students asking for information about the students’ own diet, extracurricular activities, exercise, and personal self-concept.

  10. Survey Research Case Questions and Ethical Issues • What rights are involved? • What is “impracticable”? • What is practicable?

  11. Practitioner or Action Research • Dual roles of practitioner/researchers. • Goal of practical improvement. • Agenda setting as a collective, ongoing process.

  12. Practitioner Research Case • Project: Implement and evaluate a science based substance abuse prevention model. • Research Team: A medical anthropologist, staff from a community-based research organization, and recruited urban youth. • Data collection: Interviews, observations, and more. • Goals: To be determined on an ongoing basis.

  13. Practitioner or Action Research Case Ethical Issues • The Therapeutic/Educational/Service Misconception • Coercion of Participants • Confidentiality Constraints • Controversial Agendas

  14. Practitioner or Action Research IRB strategies • Quality of Informed Consent • Period of IRB Approval • Degree of Research Plan Specificity • Updates and Liaisons

  15. Information Sites • Protection of Human Subjects in Research - http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCFO/humansub.html • Guidance for Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment changes from section 1061 of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 – http://www.ed.gov/offices/OM/fpco/

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