The Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Education (EduREC) provides operational management of the research ethics process in this Faculty. Any no-risk or low risk research done with human participants by researchers or students from the Faculty of Education require ethical clearance from this committee.
EduREC documents
General documents
- Faculty Ethics procedure
- Risk level descriptors
- EduREC 2024 Meeting and agenda closing dates
- EduREC Change log template
Ensure that you include the following documents with this application using the indicated filenames:
- Checklist: 01-(NAMES)-EduREC-Checklist.docx (compulsory)
- Application form: 02-(NAMES)-EduREC-Application-Form.docx (compulsory)
- Approved research proposal: 03-(NAMES)-EduREC_ResearchProposal.docx (compulsory)
- Any contractual agreements: 04-(NAMES)-EduREC_ContractualAgreements.pdf (if applicable)
- Confidentiality agreement: 05-(NAMES)-EduREC_ConfidentialityAgreement.docx (if applicable)
- Indemnity form: 06-(NAMES)-EduREC_IndemnityForm.docx (if applicable)
- Proof of scientific committee approval: 07-(NAMES)-EduREC_ScientificCommitteeApproval.docx (compulsory)
- Permission letter for legal authorisation: 08-(NAMES)-EduREC_LegalAuthorisation.docx (if applicable)
- Goodwill permission letter: 09-(NAMES)-EduREC_GoodwillPermissionLetters.docx (if applicable)
- Letter and form for informed consent:10-(NAMES)-EduREC_InformedConsent.docx (compulsory)
- Information on previously collected data to be reused: 11-(NAMES)-EduREC_PreviouslyCollectedDataDocuments.pdf (if applicable)
- Signed declaration by the primary investigator/promoter/supervisor: 12-(NAMES)-EduREC_Signed_Declaration-StudyLeader-PrimaryInvestigator.pdf (compulsory)
- Signed declaration by the student:13-(NAMES)-EduREC_Signed_Declaration-Student.pdf (if applicable)
- Signed declaration by the statistician/statistical consultant:14-(NAMES)-EduREC_Signed_Declaration-StatisticalConsultant.pdf (if applicable)
- Proof of ethics training: 15-(NAMES)-StudyLeader_Proof_of_Ethics_Training.pdf (compulsory - except for students)
- Any instruments such as questionnaires or interview schedules: 16-(NAMES)-InterviewSchedules-Questionnaires-OtherInstruments.docx (if applicable)
- Any recruitment material to be used: 17-(NAMES)-Recruitment-Letter-Poster.pdf (if applicable)
- Signed code of conduct (for all members of the team): 18-(NAMES)-EduREC_Code_of_Conduct.pdf (compulsory)
- Any additional supporting material: 19-(NAMES)-Other-Supporting-Documents.pdf (if applicable)
The complete application can be submitted to Erna Greyling, Erna.Greyling@nwu.ac.za, by e-mail.
All medium or high risk research, such as research including minors or vulnerable persons, is not handled by this committee but by the Education, Management and Economic Sciences, Law, Theology, Engineering and Natural Sciences Research Ethics Committee (NWU-EMELTEN-REC) - contact Ms Paballo Molefe at Paballo.Molefe@nwu.ac.za or EMHS-Ethics@nwu.ac.za for such applications.
EduREC Standard operating procedures
1.2 Standard operating procedure for the establishment of SOPs
2.2 Standard operating procedure for research ethics applications
3.2 Standard operating procedure for the selection, appointment and functioning of the REC
4.2 Standard operating procedure for complaints management
5.2 Standard operating procedure for monitoring
Gatekeeping structures
Applicants need to ensure to contact the appropriate gatekeeping structures. Here's some information about typical contacts used within the Faculty:
- School-based research: Conducting research in the DBE (permission must be obtained from the relevant provincial department)
- NWU-based research with students and staff: NWU Research Data Gatekeeper Committee (RDGC)
Training
The Faculty of Education recognises three types of training for researchers, supervisors, promoters and postgraduate students (training is required only for students working in medium or high risk research or research with vulnerable individuals or minors).
- Faculty of Education online ethics training
Contact Erna Greyling, Erna.Greyling@nwu.ac.za, to attend this training.
- TRREE
TRREE online course: http://elearning.trree.org/
Proof of completion (certificates are provided by the website) for the following four modules must be provided:
- Module 1 Introduction to research ethics
- Module 2 Research ethics evaluation
- Module 3 Informed consent
- National supplement for South Africa (The SA Module is on the right side of the page under "National or local regulatory frameworks")
- Health Research Ethics Committee training
http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/healthethics/about-us
Contact information
Administrator
Ms Erna Greyling
Erna.Greyling@nwu.ac.za / (018) 299 4656
Chairperson
Prof. CP van der Vyver