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Useful External Sites

Relevant professional codes of conduct and ethical guidelines

Health Sciences

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research

  • NHMRC Guidelines on Ethical Matters in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research (1991)

Psychology

  • American Psychological Association ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct
  • Children and Young Persons Act 1989 (in relation to Mandated Reporting requirements)

Education

  • Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Code of Ethics
  • AARE Annotated bibliography on ethics in educational research
  • American Educational Research Association (AERA)
  • Program Evaluation Standards   Approved by the American National Standards Institutes as an American National Standard. Approval date: March 15, 1994
  • Children and Young Persons Act 1989 (in relation to Mandated Reporting requirements)

Social Research

  • American Sociological Association code of ethics
  • British Social Research Association Ethical Guidelines
  • Children and Young Persons Act 1989 (in relation to Mandated Reporting requirements)

Anthropology

  • Code of ethics of the American Anthropological Association
  • A great resource for exploring ethical dilemmas in anthropological and sociological field research is the Handbook on Ethical Issues in Anthropology
  • Association of Social Anthropologists of the Commonwealth: Ethical Guidelines for good Practice