Volume 34, Issue 4, November 2021, Pages 803–813
Adjovi Ingrid Sonya Mawussi1, Kochoni Ranti2, Idrissou Latifou3, Assogba Claude Gervais4, and Moumouni Moussa Ismaïl5
1 Department of Rural Economy and Sociology, University of Parakou, 03 BP 123 Parakou, Borgou, Benin
2 Department of Rural Economy and Sociology, University of Parakou, 03 BP 123 Parakou, Borgou, Benin
3 Department of Rural Economy and Sociology, University of Parakou, 03 BP 123 Parakou, Borgou, Benin
4 Department of Rural Economy and Sociology, University of Parakou, 03 BP 123 Parakou, Borgou, Benin
5 Department of Rural Economy and Sociology, University of Parakou, 03 BP 123 Parakou, Borgou, Benin
Original language: English
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University research for development requires ethical considerations. This research aims to understand the level of knowledge of ethics by the actors such as lecturers, researchers, and students at the undergraduate and graduate levels of the University of Parakou in Benin. For this purpose, an approach essentially based on a survey by electronic questionnaire was carried out among 95 persons. The results obtained reveal that research ethics is not well understood by a large proportion of university actors (50.5%), particularly students. The results show that men (51.59%) have a higher level of knowledge than women (28.42%) and that the higher the level of education, the greater the knowledge of ethical considerations. The type of the training institution determines the obligation of lecturers, researchers, and students to take into account the ethical rules related to their disciplines. It is the case especially in human health sciences.
Author Keywords: Benin, ethical knowledge, integrity, moral conduct, research, university.
Adjovi Ingrid Sonya Mawussi1, Kochoni Ranti2, Idrissou Latifou3, Assogba Claude Gervais4, and Moumouni Moussa Ismaïl5
1 Department of Rural Economy and Sociology, University of Parakou, 03 BP 123 Parakou, Borgou, Benin
2 Department of Rural Economy and Sociology, University of Parakou, 03 BP 123 Parakou, Borgou, Benin
3 Department of Rural Economy and Sociology, University of Parakou, 03 BP 123 Parakou, Borgou, Benin
4 Department of Rural Economy and Sociology, University of Parakou, 03 BP 123 Parakou, Borgou, Benin
5 Department of Rural Economy and Sociology, University of Parakou, 03 BP 123 Parakou, Borgou, Benin
Original language: English
Copyright © 2021 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
University research for development requires ethical considerations. This research aims to understand the level of knowledge of ethics by the actors such as lecturers, researchers, and students at the undergraduate and graduate levels of the University of Parakou in Benin. For this purpose, an approach essentially based on a survey by electronic questionnaire was carried out among 95 persons. The results obtained reveal that research ethics is not well understood by a large proportion of university actors (50.5%), particularly students. The results show that men (51.59%) have a higher level of knowledge than women (28.42%) and that the higher the level of education, the greater the knowledge of ethical considerations. The type of the training institution determines the obligation of lecturers, researchers, and students to take into account the ethical rules related to their disciplines. It is the case especially in human health sciences.
Author Keywords: Benin, ethical knowledge, integrity, moral conduct, research, university.
How to Cite this Article
Adjovi Ingrid Sonya Mawussi, Kochoni Ranti, Idrissou Latifou, Assogba Claude Gervais, and Moumouni Moussa Ismaïl, “Analysis of the perception of the scientific research ethics by academics: A case study from the University of Parakou, Benin Republic,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 803–813, November 2021.
