Human research ethics rest on three basic principles: respect, beneficence, and justice. These principles comprise the foundation of all regulations or guidelines governing research ethics and transcend all geographic, cultural, economic, legal, and political boundaries.
Although these principles are universal, there are few tools available to help researchers learn about the development and philosophy of ethics or find out how ethical principals can be applied in a practical way.
FHI has developed two curricula to help fill this need.
Research Ethics Training Curriculum
This curriculum is for international scientists who conduct research that includes human participants and who want to incorporate fundamental ethical considerations in the design and implementation of their studies.
Research Ethics Training Curriculum for Community Representatives
FHI designed this curriculum specifically to educate community representatives about their roles and responsibilities so that they have a stronger voice before, during, and after the research process.
