Organization: Penn State University
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 13:44:08 EDT
From: David L. Passmore <DLP@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.edstat-l,bit.listserv.ethics-l
Subject: Human Subjects Protection

PROTECTING SUBJECTS OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

A Workshop Sponsored By The Northeastern Educational Research
AssociationIn Conjunction With Its Annual Meeting, October 21-23, 1992

October 21, 1992
11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Nevele Hotel
Ellenville, NY
(Travel directions will be sent to registrants)

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?
Research training emphasizes technical mastery over the content of research
and the methods for conducting it. In spite of its technical nature, though,
research is still a human act that imposes burdens and yields benefits for
researchers as well as human subjects of research. The ethical glue that
binds subjects to researchers is the belief that researchers will protect
subjects from harm.

Standards for protecting human research subjects from harm have been
explicated and codified in statements ranging from the "Nuremburg Code" to
"The Belmont Report" and in such federal legislation as the National
Research Act of 1974. Recent federal requirements for monitoring misconduct
in science have increased attention to ethical issues and practices for
protecting human research subjects.

Most of the discussion and examples dealing with implementing principles
and practices for protection of human research subjects have focused on
biomedical research. Educational researchers, particularly researchers
conducting school-based research, have had difficulty translating practices
designed for biomedical research to their research settings. Moreover, some
educational researchers feel that procedures for protecting human subjects
apply only in biomedical settings. As a result, non-compliance by educational
researchers with federal regulations for protection of human subjects is
prevalent.

This workshop is designed to develop knowledge and skills in implementing
principles and practices for protecting human subjects of educational
research. In addition, participants will receive materials for training others
in protecting subjects of educational research. This workshop is appropriate
for graduate students and their mentors as well as educational researchers.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?
First, you will view and discuss a video produced by the U.S. Public Health
Service that outlines principles and practices for human subject protection.
Second, you will listen to and discuss a model slide-based presentation which
is designed to teach these same principles and practices. Third, you will
discuss case studies of especially difficult applications of these principles
and
practices in educational research settings. One short break will occur.

WHAT WILL YOU RECEIVE?
Because one aim for the workshop is to provide knowledge and skills
necessary to train others, each participant will receive two products. First,
each participant will receive  copies of the 35 mm slides used in the model
presentation. Second, each participant will receive a document containing (a)
camera-ready copy and reproduction release for a background paper
describing ethical principles and practices in human subjects protection, (b)
transparency masters containing the same information contained on 35 mm
slides, (c) camera-ready copy and reproduction release for a description of
case studies used in workshop discussions, and (d) a bibliography of literature
on human subjects protection. These products are provided with the
registration fee.

WHO WILL CONDUCT THE WORKSHOP?
The workshop leader is David Passmore, who was University Directors of
Penn State's Office for the Protection of Human Subjects for four years.
Passmore has managed the review and approval of over 8,000 proposals for
use of human beings in research. He has actively participated in professional
development workshops pertaining to human subjects protection organized
by the National Institutes for Health and PRIMR (Physicians for
Responsibility in Medical Research) and presented an invited review of
literature, "Ethical Uses of Human Research Subjects," at the 1991 NERA
meeting.

HOW DO YOU REGISTER?
Send a check or a money order made out to "NERA" for $25 for NERA
members or $35 for non-members to David Passmore, 109G Rackley
Building, University Park, PA 16802-3202. by no later than October 12.
NERA reserves the right to cancel this workshop and return paid registration
fees if there is insufficient enrollment.

For more information contact: David Passmore (phone: 814/863-2583; e-mail:
dlp@psuvm.psu.edu)

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