Malfeasance and foibles of the research sponsor. Damnant quod non intelligent.
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چکیده
Ten years have elapsed since the preliminary findings of the now infamous and legendary Barrow Alcohol Study were released to the scientific and public communities, respectively. In the course of the past decade, numerous cross-cultural researchers and Native community activists have held up the study directed by Professor Edward Foulks as an example of what happens when community-sponsored research violates certain ethical practices. The study and the ongoing flow of debate also are held up as an example of what happens when the values, beliefs, and lifestyle preferences of a Native community are not given careful and due consideration. Throughout the debates, however, Foulks has displayed a willingness to listen and respond to the heated complaints. Indeed, he appears to recognize that something did go astray, and seems willing to both admit the mistakes of his team and assure others that he will profit from the criticisms. To this end, I applaud his admission of error and willingness to further subject his work to the scrutiny of the researchers represented in this journal. If Foulks had excused himself from the occasion presented by the editor of this journal, I believe it would have only served to reify the many accusations tossed in the direction of the study. In reviewing Foulks' article and a few of his earlier publications concerning the Barrow Alcohol Study I must admit that I, too, could join the ranks of the hard-line critics. However, others in this journal have addressed the procedural, methodological, and statistical flaws in the study; hence, I will restrain myself.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- American Indian and Alaska native mental health research : journal of the National Center
دوره 2 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989