3.14 Ethical Consideration Research ethical considerations include anonymity and informed consert, conflict of interest and the art of ethical judgement (Salkind, 2010).A brief elaboration is provided below for further understanding of the ethical issues. 3.14.1Research Clearance The research is a process which involves various procuderes aimed at accomplishing the set objectives. In this regard, various ethical issues were taken into consideration for the successful completion of the research process.The art of ethical judgement requires the researcher to comply with the research protocol by complying with the various guidelines applicable to the research in question such as official clearance or permission in form letters for ethical asssessment(Salkind, 2010). Thus, before going for fieldwork the researcher sought the permission from the respective authorities for carrying out research,and research clearance was granted, which included the Open University of Tanzania research clearance and clearance from the RAS office. Such formalisation and clerance paved way for getting clearance at a more local level from the DAS office at the Kinondoni Municipal Council. Local government leaders were also consulted and informed about what was the research all about. The question of the the art of ethical judgement further requires the evaluation of scientific findings in a combination of interpretive ability and seasoned reflection. Moral judgement, on the other hand, requires the ability to evaluate critically supporting arguments. In this aspect, the researcher took into account by linking the
3.14 Ethical Consideration Research ethical considerations include anonymity and informed consert, conflict of interest and the art of ethical judgement (Salkind, 2010).A brief elaboration is provided below for further understanding of the ethical issues. 3.14.1Research Clearance The research is a process which involves various procuderes aimed at accomplishing the set objectives. In this regard, various ethical issues were taken into consideration for the successful completion of the research process.The art of ethical judgement requires the researcher to comply with the research protocol by complying with the various guidelines applicable to the research in question such as official clearance or permission in form letters for ethical asssessment(Salkind, 2010). Thus, before going for fieldwork the researcher sought the permission from the respective authorities for carrying out research,and research clearance was granted, which included the Open University of Tanzania research clearance and clearance from the RAS office. Such formalisation and clerance paved way for getting clearance at a more local level from the DAS office at the Kinondoni Municipal Council. Local government leaders were also consulted and informed about what was the research all about. The question of the the art of ethical judgement further requires the evaluation of scientific findings in a combination of interpretive ability and seasoned reflection. Moral judgement, on the other hand, requires the ability to evaluate critically supporting arguments. In this aspect, the researcher took into account by linking the
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