Informed consent
An overlooked part of ethical research in interpreting studies
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Published online: 30 November 2021
https://doi.org/10.54754/incontext.v1i1.4
https://doi.org/10.54754/incontext.v1i1.4
Abstract
This article discusses the concept of informed consent in interpreting studies. Informed consent implies that a person must be given enough information to be able to consent to participate voluntarily in a research project. The article first gives an overview and background of the origins of informed consent, and its place in ethical research. The article then points to different areas where informed consent in interpreting studies may be delicate, and what to think about in order to obtain truly informed consent; examples are given from different research studies. The article also discusses the research participants’ right to their data and what happens when informed consent is revoked. I argue in the article that research students should be taught and trained in truly informed consent, and that the informed consent process should be piloted before the initiation of a study.
Sammanfattning
I artikeln diskuteras informerat samtycke i tolkstudier. Informerat samtycke innebär att en person som rekryteras som deltagare i en forskningsstudie måste ges tillräckligt med information för att ha möjlighet att samtycka till att frivilligt delta i ett forskningsprojekt. Artikeln ger först en översikt av och bakgrund till informerat samtycke, dess ursprunget och dess plats i etisk forskning. Artikeln pekar sedan på olika områden där informerat samtycke i tolkstudier kan vara känsligt, och vad forskaren bör tänka på för att erhålla verkligt informerat samtycke, exempel ges också från andra forskningsstudier. Artikeln diskuterar vidare forskningsdeltagarnas rätt till sina data och vad som händer när ett informerat samtycke återkallas. Jag argumenterar för att forskningsstudenter ska undervisas i och öva på verkligt informerat samtycke, att informerat samtycke ska ses som en process samt att processen för att inhämta informerat samtycke ska göras som pilot innan en studie påbörjas.
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