Abstract
Australia’s 2007 National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research includes a requirement for informed consent from research participants. This paper discusses how the dynamics of bio-medical research, which underlie the national statement and processes aligned to it, differ from the dynamics often encountered by researchers conducting program evaluations with particular reference to two areas: the multiple layers of power that interact in a typical program evaluation, and the risks experienced by evaluation stakeholders in the late stages of the process. Implications for informed consent in evaluations are outlined and future steps proposed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 180-203 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Learning Communities: International Journal of Learning in Social contexts |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |