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Social Science Research Ethics in Africa

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Editors:
  1. Nico Nortjé

    1. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA

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  2. Retha Visagie

    1. University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

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  3. J. S. Wessels

    1. University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

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  • The first book to cover research ethics issues faced by African social scientists, debated by a group of top African scholars
  • Takes an in-depth look at traditional ethical issues pertaining to research in the social sciences
  • Focuses on research ethics in the medical field

Part of the book series: Research Ethics Forum (REFF, volume 7)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Research Ethics Governance – An African Perspective

    • Marelize I. Schoeman
    Pages 1-15

  3. A Critical Discussion on the Relevance of Biosocial Science Research Ethics Codes and Principles for Social Science Researchers in Africa

    • Francis C. L. Rakotsoane, Angelo Nicolaides
    Pages 17-34

  4. Considering Africanist Research Ethics Practices in Social Science Research in Africa

    • Puleng Segalo, Lien Molobela
    Pages 35-46

  5. An African Perspective of Benefits in Social Science Research

    • Beatrice K. Amugune, Lillian Otieno-Omutoko
    Pages 47-56

  6. Social Responsibility and Health-Related Social Sciences Research

    • Brenda M. Morrow, Eshetu Bekele Worku, Johanna M. Mathibe-Neke
    Pages 57-72

  7. Risk Assessment of Social Science Research in Africa

    • J. S. Wessels, Retha Visagie
    Pages 73-87

  8. The Macro Ethical Impediments in Academic Research: A View from Africa

    • Tennyson Mgutshini, Genevieve James
    Pages 89-101

  9. Unethical Authorship Deals: Concepts, Challenges and Guidelines

    • Keshnee Padayachee
    Pages 103-115

  10. Research Integrity in the Context of Social Science Research in Africa

    • Nico Nortjé, Willem A. Hoffmann
    Pages 117-123

  11. African Social Sciences Research Ethics – Africa as a Conversation and Methodology

    • Leon Roets, Matsheliso Palesa Molapo
    Pages 125-141

  12. Promoting Research Integrity and Avoiding Misconduct – Perspectives on and from Africa

    • Christa Van Zyl, Francis Kombe, Patrick Okonta, Theresa Rossouw
    Pages 143-164

  13. Informed Consent in Africa – Integrating Individual and Collective Autonomy

    • Retha Visagie, Soné Beyers, J. S. Wessels
    Pages 165-179

  14. Equity, Equality and Justice in Social Science Research in Africa

    • Melany L. Hendricks, Gordon M. Donnir
    Pages 181-196

  15. Human Dignity Protection in Social Science Research: Perspectives from Selected African Countries

    • Jane Wathuta, Muriel Fikile Mnisi
    Pages 197-212

  16. The Vulnerability of Children and Prisoners in Social Science Research

    • Janeen Prinsloo, Madaleen Claassens, Kalima Kalima, Mbongiseni Mdakane
    Pages 213-228

  17. Ethics Review Framework and Guidelines for Social Science Research

    • Willem A. Hoffmann, Nico Nortjé
    Pages 229-248

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 249-253
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About this book

This book gives a voice to debates surrounding social science research ethics in Africa and brings them together in a coherent form to assist readers in being at the forefront of the discussions. The book gives an overview of the importance of research ethics in social sciences, as well as articulating the African influence on the subject matter. Subsequently it looks into specific frameworks and tools that researchers can apply in the process of doing research. Last but not least it also takes an in-depth look at traditional ethical issues pertaining to research in social sciences, through the lens of the African continent. This is the first book on social science research ethics in an African context and an indispensable resource for researchers, students, policy makers and research institutions in or interested in African research ethics.


Editors and Affiliations

  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA

    Nico Nortjé

  • University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

    Retha Visagie, J. S. Wessels

About the editors

Dr Nico Nortjé has been involved with ethics training and research for the past two decades. Nico has a doctorate in Applied Ethics from the University of Stellenbosch (South Africa) and also holds two masters degrees one in Psychology (cum laude) and one in Future Studies (Business) from the same university. He furthermore also has a post-graduate diploma in Clinical Counselling from the University of Glasgow (Scotland) and another post-graduate diploma from the University of Pretoria (South Africa) in Medical Law. Nico has more than thirty peer reviewed articles and seven book chapters to his name. He is the main editor on another book looking at healthcare Ethics in Africa, and has given numerous keynote addresses across the globe. Nico is an editor for the Canadian Journal of Bioethics and is often approached by industry specific journals to write articles/opinion pieces on ethics. Nico’s own research interest includes moral decision-making in healthcare settings. He is currently on the faculty of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer center in Houston (USA) where he is a clinical ethicist, assistant professor in teaching, and also a member of the Institutional Review Board (IRB).

Dr Retha Visagie is the Manager: Research Integrity at the University of South Africa. She has been an advocate for research ethics reform since 2012. Prior to her appointment as a research manager, she taught psychiatric nursing science and research methodology at a number of local universities. She has a doctorate degree in Psychiatric Nursing Science from the University of Johannesburg. She furthermore also has a postgraduate diploma in Health Research Ethics (Cum Laude) from the University of Stellenbosch (South Africa). She was awarded the prestigious title of Fogarty Fellow in 2015. Retha is the 2018 recipient of the Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association’s award for professional excellence in research management. She is active in the Southern African research ethics community and, as such, is the chairperson of the Executive Board of the Research Ethics Committee Association of Southern Africa (REASA). Her research interest includes building research capacity in universities with a special interest in research ethics governance. She remains active as a research supervisor. She has co-authored nine peer-reviewed journal articles, is the author of a research-based book and presented numerous academic papers at national and international conferences. 

Dr JS (Kobus) Wessels (DPhil, University of Pretoria) is a National Research Foundation (NRF) C2-rated researcher in Research Methodology in Public Administration. He is a Research Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Management of the University of South Africa. As part of an on-going search for understanding the meaningfulness of Public Administration knowledge, his research focuses on the trustworthiness (quality, quantity, ethics and integrity) of that knowledge and its methods, as well as its antecedents and consequences of meaningful knowledge. Therefore, Dr Wessels specialises in Public Administration research methodology, research ethics and postgraduate research supervision. His research interests include the methodological preparation of Masters and Doctoral students, the selection of appropriate research methods for research projects, higher education policy and ethics in Public Administration. He is co-editor of and contributor to the scholarly books: Reflective Public Administration: Context, Knowledge and Methods, Reflective Public Administration: Ethics (2014), Reflective Public Administration: Views from the South (1999), and editor and contributor to the textbook South African Human Resource Management for the Public Sector (2005 and 2011). Dr Wessels has also authored and co-authored more than 40 publications in peer-reviewed journals, as well as 19 other publications, reports and scholastic contributions.

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