The Allen Mathers Case

Educational Resource
Author:Pimple, Kenneth
Abstract:

When a graduate student working in a preschool classroom finds that the child he is observing is scared of him and does not want to participate in the research study anymore, questions arise. The child's father wants to proceed with the study, regardless of the child's preferences.

Keywords:
Research Ethics, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Human Subjects Research, Vulnerable Populations, Informed Consent
Rights:
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Language:
English
Publisher:
Online Ethics Center
Published Date:
2000
Related Links:
  • https://onlineethics.org/cases/ken-pimple-collection/allen-mathers-case
    • Notes:

    Case study

    Persistent Link:
    https://doi.org/10.18130/xh90-f564