Confidentiality plays a huge part when working in the Health and Social Care profession as the main priority is the safety of the individuals who come and discuss what is worrying them. The information that is given to a GP for example needs to be kept secret so it doesn’t cause harm to the patient. Also when doing research you need to make sure that everyone involved understands that they don’t have to continue with the research if they feel uncomfortable. This links in with my research as my responsibility towards the parents and their children is to keep information secure from anyone and prevent them from any harm. By …show more content…
In research this can involve making sure the accuracy of data is high and carefully considering the methods used to carry out the research project.
It is important that the research is designed with care and to select the appropriate methods for the purpose of the research you decide to carry out. It is important that you don’t cause any offence to the people you are researching.
The accuracy of the research is really important as if the information that is given is not completely correct then this may send out the wrong message to the targeted audience. For example if research showed that children should only have 30 minutes of exercise a week then this may mean that this is what nurseries promote. This could have a negative impact on the children’s health.
Inductive reasoning is when the findings of a research project have some unfamiliar information brought together and they then try and find a solution. For example if my findings from my project came out as something unfamiliar then I will need a solution to find more research that is …show more content…
Research can be commissioned from other organisations if another organisation doesn’t have a sufficient use for the skills required.
When carrying out a research project you need to make sure that the participants know that any information given out is kept in the setting. The authencity of my research is keeping any information given to me is kept confidential. I need to make sure that the individuals who are participating understand this also. This keeps the participants out of harm’s way.
You need to make sure that the research you have gathered is truthful. The validity of my research is making sure that I record what I witness from the observation. When I am observing one of the children I need to make sure that I record everything they are doing and how they join with the activities that they are given.
Researchers need to make sure that people are giving honest opinions on the different topics and not what there manager for example if telling them to say. The reliability of my research is making sure that the research is being given truthful answers by the children or even the members of staff. I need to make sure that the answers that the staff may be pressurised to say positive things when they may not fully believe