How should people participating in community research or evaluation projects be treated?

Research or evaluation projects that involve interviewing people, asking people to fill out questionnaires or observing people’s behaviour must meet accepted ethical practices. This means ensuring that the people who take part:

are treated with respect
are fully informed about the project
give their consent to participate
are not harmed by the project, their participation in it, or the published research findings.

What processes need to be in place for research or evaluation projects?

Research or evaluation must be carried out to a high standard. Processes need to be in place to ensure that:

researchers or evaluators interact appropriately with people in the community
suitable data collection methods are used
consent, confidentiality and privacy standards and requirements are met
the findings are reported back to the community.