Whitbeck C
Philosophy Department, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7119, USA.
Sci Eng Ethics. 2001 Jul;7(4):541-58. doi: 10.1007/s11948-001-0012-z.
This article reports on a method of group mentoring to strengthen responsible research conduct. A key feature of this approach is joint exploration of the issues by trainees and their faculty research supervisors. These interactions not only help participants learn about current ethical norms for research practice, but also draw on the accumulated experience of faculty and staff about practical problems of research conduct, and help to make faculty more articulate about responsible research conduct and so better able to guide their trainees. By working with departments or laboratories as a whole the method facilitates the formulation of specific norms appropriate to particular research situations and to strengthen the group's ability to support appropriate behavior and deal with new issues as they arise. It also gives students more ways to ask questions about research practice and to benefit from the experience of all members of their department or group as well as their own research supervisors. The method is well tested and has been well received by a wide variety of departments and research groups. It provides the means for a constructive and enjoyable response to the Public Health Service's (PHS) new Policy on Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) that requires education in the responsible conduct of research for all those funded by PHS funds, including faculty and staff as well as trainees.
本文报道了一种通过小组指导来加强科研行为责任的方法。这种方法的一个关键特征是学员及其教师研究导师共同探讨问题。这些互动不仅有助于参与者了解当前研究实践的伦理规范，还能借鉴教师和工作人员在研究行为实际问题方面积累的经验，并有助于使教师更清晰地阐述科研行为责任，从而更好地指导他们的学员。通过与整个部门或实验室合作，该方法有助于制定适合特定研究情况的具体规范，并增强团队支持适当行为以及应对新出现问题的能力。它还为学生提供了更多途径来询问有关研究实践的问题，并从其所在部门或团队所有成员以及自己的研究导师的经验中受益。该方法经过了充分测试，并受到了广泛的部门和研究团队的好评。它为建设性且愉快地回应公共卫生服务部（PHS）关于科研行为责任指导的新政策提供了途径，该政策要求对所有由PHS基金资助的人员进行科研行为责任教育，包括教师、工作人员以及学员。
