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TREAD was established by a former ethics review committee chair who witnessed many novice researchers struggling with a clash of theory, methodology and ethical principles meaning that core ethical issues became secondary to a form-filling exercise. TREAD does not promote a ‘filling-in-the-boxes’ mentality when seeking approval from a research ethics review committee. TREAD’s goal is to facilitate sound ethical practice by providing examples of how researchers have described the pathways used to protect their research participants from harm. Reviewing multiple examples of protocols can promote best practice for researchers by allowing them to compare and contrast their project with donated examples. Postgraduate supervisors and ethics committee members may find it valuable to read how researchers, using a variety of well-established and novel methods with a range of populations, have described their ethical pathways. Research methods teachers may find useful examples for their students which blend considerations of theory, ethical principles and methodology.
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