TABLE 3.

Best Practices for Research Ethics Education for Community-Engaged Research.

Recommendations	Curricular Elements and Activities
Educate community partners together with academic researchers and institutional groups involved in research review	Opportunities for information exchange among academic, community partners, and IRBs Team training Case-based discussions
Focus on ethical and regulatory requirements that relate to specific research project	What do learners need to know for their roles and responsibilities? What is relevant to the research design? What is relevant to the setting and participant population? Review of population-specific regulatory requirements for informed consent (e.g., children and assent) Eliminate discussions of issues pertinent only to biomedical clinical trials if research involves survey methods only
Integrate ethics education with protocol-specific training	All examples should be relevant to research protocol Anticipate specific ethical dilemmas that may arise in field Cover process issues related to protocol adherence and data integrity Review actual study informed consent document Discuss what to do when someone does not meet inclusion criteria but insists they want to participate Review best practices for recordkeeping and documentation
Provide hands-on opportunities to practice new skills	Role plays to practice recruitment and informed consent
Offer opportunities for ongoing education and discussion about ethical issues	Establish a continuous feedback loop between field staff and investigators Weekly field staff meetings with standing agenda to discuss recruitment problems, stress, and distress
Review ethical issues unique to CEnR	Partnership challenges Risks to groups Conflicts of interest Case-based discussions about social implications of research for all community members Ask participants to identify issues that may arise in the study they will be working on
Discuss communication issues and strategies	How to ask questions when you do not understand How to speak up when you think something is wrong Consensus-building Role plays in which individuals assume the parts of different stakeholders