ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a context for conducting applied research within a set of ethical principles. The advancement of science has made possible a host of life-sustaining agents and medical advancements to increase the survival rate of at-risk infants and the human life expectancy of adults. It is also apparent that the moral, philosophical, and ethical issues will be debated and unresolved long after practices are firmly in place. The Council for Exceptional Children has developed a Code of Ethics containing eight fundamental ethical premises for guiding teachers of students with exceptionalities, and psychologists have developed ethical principles for conducting research. The investigator is also responsible for the ethical treatment of research participants by collaborators, assistants, students, and employees, all of whom, however, incur similar obligations. The investigator protects the participant from physical and mental discomfort, harm, and danger that may arise from research procedures.
