The Tensions Between Academic Freedom and Institutional Review Boards
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12435511 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William G Tierney (University of Southern California), Zoë Blumberg Corwin (University of Southern California) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 388-398 |
| Publication date | 2007-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-8004 • E-ISSN: 1552-7565 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1077800406297655 |
| OpenAlex | W1964475844 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 9 |
Academic freedom and the protection of human research subjects are central tenets of American universities. Academic freedom protects the rights of tenured professors to conduct autonomous research; human subject protection ensures that research causes as minimal a risk as possible to study participants. Although the two principles are mutually exclusive, recent trends in Institutional Review Board jurisdiction have placed the two principles in increasing conflict with one another. This article outlines three ways in which Institutional Review Boards potentially infringe on academic freedom: (a) by regulating who is required to consent to research, (b) by stipulating the type of questions allowed and location of research interactions, and (c) by limiting research design
Academic freedom · Engineering ethics · Higher education · Institutional review board · Jurisdiction · Limiting · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Subject (documents · Academic integrity and plagiarism · Computer Science · Engineering · Ethics in Clinical Research · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 31 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,72 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 31 |