Ethical Issues In Secondary Research Ethics

Research ethics are the set of rules that are used to maintain good conduct that is grounded in moral and political belief (Carey, 2013). This research paper has used secondary resources to collect the data, and there is limited research that has been conducted on secondary research ethics. It is believed that secondary research data is highly ethical practice as it maximises the values of the data collected, it reduces the burden on resonance, ensures the replicability. Diener and Crandell (1978; cited in Bryman, 2015) has identified four areas that should be taken into consideration when discussing ethical principles which are: harm to participants, informed consent, invasion of privacy and deception of involvement.

Harm to participants
Additionally this is another concept that does not need to be considered when collecting secondary data collecting. Nevertheless, the researcher is required to use the published information accurately, and source the documentation that is being used. Finally, deception when information is presented incorrectly (Malcom, 2013). Deception is a concept that can be considered in secondary research, as mentioned previously the data should be presented in accordance with how it was used and accurately discuss the relevant points that are highlighted in accordance with the research paper (Avayard, 2010).

As part of this research project it was necessary seek ethical consideration from the university (See Appendix A) to gain ethical approval. This form was completed with support from a research supervisor, and submitted to the ethics committee to consider the application for the research project. The ethics committee are required to scrutinise all research proposals to establish if they raise ethical issues. Ethical issues that may have been considered are: transparency, publicness and replicability (Malcom,