Integrity of the Research Process - Who Is Covered Under Federal Regulations?
In the Federal regulations regarding research misconduct (Federal Register, vol. 65, no. 235, December 6, 2006), footnote 2 says:
“Research, as used herein, includes all basic, applied, and demonstration research in all fields of science, engineering, and mathematics. This includes, but is not limited to, research in economics, education, linguistics, medicine, psychology, social sciences, statistics, and research involving human subjects or animals.”
Question. The literature has numerous mentions by authoritative people that educational research is flawed and not dependable. Since much of this has been done under grants from U.S. government agencies, what is wrong? Are the regulations not being enforced? Or is there some other answer?
