Mining social media data: How are research sponsors and researchers addressing the ethical challenges?

Taylor, Joanna; Pagliari, Claudia

doi:10.1177/1747016117738559

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“…However, this limited the scope of our study. Although ethical issues in Twitter research have been studied (Taylor & Pagliari, 2018;Conway, 2014), much less attention has been paid to the ethical practices of MOOC researchers. This topic requires future study.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Learning analytics research often deals with MOOCs, and there are some ethical methods and practices discussed in the literature here (Slade & Prinsloo, 2013Ferguson & Buckingham Shum, 2012;Siemens, 2013;Manca, Caviglione, & Raffaghelli, 2016). Moreover, in social media research there is well-developed research literature concerned with the analysis and discussion of ethical research (Taylor & Pagliari, 2018;Conway, 2014). This is particularly notable in medical health research, where researchers may be working in areas with obvious privacy implications, such as illness, addiction and so on (Conway, 2014).…”

Section: Ethics and Big Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Research Ethics of Twitter for MOOCs

Costello¹,

Donlon

Brown

2019

OLJ

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This study examined the ethical considerations researchers have made when investigating MOOC learners' and teachers' Twitter activity. In so doing, it sought to addresses the lack of an evidencebased understanding of the ethical implications of research into Twitter as a site of teaching and learning. Through an analysis of 31 studies, we present a mapping of the ethical practices of researchers in this area. We identified potential ethical issues and concerns that have arisen. Our main contribution is to seek to challenge researchers to engage critically with ethical issues and, hence, develop their own understanding of ethically appropriate approaches. To this end, we also reflected and reported on our own evolving practice.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Ethics and Big Datamentioning

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Research Ethics of Twitter for MOOCs

Costello¹,

Donlon

Brown

2019

OLJ

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“…This has led to misuse and scandal . Indeed, many publications based on social media data do not mention ethical issues or simply state that consent was not required because the data were available in the public domain . However, this is a rapidly evolving space, and there is increasing recognition of the need for ethical governance structures and guidelines for research based on Internet‐generated data …”

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“…26 However, this is a rapidly evolving space, and there is increasing recognition of the need for ethical governance structures and guidelines for research based on Internetgenerated data. 26…”

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Our data, our society, our health: A vision for inclusive and transparent health data science in the United Kingdom and beyond

Ford

Boyd

Bowles

et al. 2019

Learning Health Systems

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The last 6 years have seen sustained investment in health data science in the United Kingdom and beyond, which should result in a data science community that is inclusive of all stakeholders, working together to use data to benefit society through the improvement of public health and well‐being. However, opportunities made possible through the innovative use of data are still not being fully realised, resulting in research inefficiencies and avoidable health harms. In this paper, we identify the most important barriers to achieving higher productivity in health data science. We then draw on previous research, domain expertise, and theory to outline how to go about overcoming these barriers, applying our core values of inclusivity and transparency. We believe a step change can be achieved through meaningful stakeholder involvement at every stage of research planning, design, and execution and team‐based data science, as well as harnessing novel and secure data technologies. Applying these values to health data science will safeguard a social licence for health data research and ensure transparent and secure data usage for public benefit.

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“…The limits of the implied consent need to be investigated before the data are used. Taylor and Pagliari (2018) stated the use of identifiable data in public domains, without direct contact with humans, may sometime be problematic. They expressed the need to raise awareness of possible ethical challenges and actionable recommendations.…”

Section: Research Involving Identifiable Data In Public Domain Withoumentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethics in academic research and scholarship: An elucidation of the principles and applications

Agunloye¹

2019

JGER

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Responsible, respectable, and successful engagement in research and scholarship in academia requires adherence to certain basic professional ethical principles to sustain the fidelity of academic work and the integrity of the researcher-scholar. This is more so for works which are intended for dissemination, information, attention, and consumption of audiences beyond the researcher-scholar's proximal academic habitat. Ethical principles in research and scholarship apply whether the intended work, to be made public, is a conceptual scholarly narrative of ideas and thoughts or a narration of actual scientific-process-based research. This paper explores some of the key ethical principles in research and scholarship, their applications, and implications. Emerging ethical requirements, based on the 2018 updates to the Common Rule for Institutional Review Board, are explored. Criteria for meeting international ethical requirements and processes in research and scholarship are outlined with guidelines for authorship. Implications for current and future need for fidelity, integrity and trustworthiness in the academic enterprise are stressed.

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Mining social media data: How are research sponsors and researchers addressing the ethical challenges?

Cited by 108 publications

References 81 publications

Research Ethics of Twitter for MOOCs

Research Ethics of Twitter for MOOCs

Our data, our society, our health: A vision for inclusive and transparent health data science in the United Kingdom and beyond

Ethics in academic research and scholarship: An elucidation of the principles and applications

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