Evaluating international research ethics capacity development: An empirical approach

Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 41-51

  Ali, Joseph ^a   Kass, Nancy E ^b   Sewankambo, Nelson K ^c   White, Tara D ^a   Hyder, Adnan A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Africa; Bioethics; Capacity development; Program evaluation; Research ethics; Training

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BIOETHICS; CAPACITY BUILDING; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH; RESEARCH ETHICS;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BIOETHICS; CAPACITY BUILDING; CURRICULUM; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84899705479     PISSN: 15562646     EISSN: 15562654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/jer.2014.9.2.41     Document Type: Article

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