PAIIGTINGIN ng Department of Education ang research ethics policy nito matapos na malaman mula sa ulat ng The POST na may mga guro na bumibili ng ‘ready-made’ research para sa promotion.

“A more comprehensive research ethics policy in the Department is being developed to complement the research management policy of DepEd,” pahayag ni Planning Service Director Roger Masapol.

Ayon sa report ng The POST, may mga guro na bumibili ng ‘ready-made’ action research papers para magkaroon ng promotion points at funding.

Nilinaw rin ng DepEd, sa ilalim ng pamumuno ni Secretary Leonor Briones, na hindi nito kinukunsinte ang anumang pandaraya.

“Under the tutelage Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones puts premium to the power of research in supporting policy decisions. Any fraud or any form of ethical infringement of research within DepEd will not be tolerated,” ayon sa ahensiya.

Samantala, nagtalaga ang Research Management Guidelines ng research committees sa national, regional at schools divisions.

Sa ilaim ng Section V.A ng RMG, inaatasan ang mga komite na suriin ang mga research proposal at technical assistance sa pagsasagawa ng research.

“Section V.A outlines the composition of the committee members and their role and responsibilities. Primarily, the committees are tasked to spearhead research management initiatives and processes in the region, particularly the process of calling for proposals, review of the research proposals, provision of technical assistance in the conduct of research, and the dissemination and utilization of research results, among others.”

Samantala, ayon naman sa Section V.B.i, dapat siguraduhin na walang plagiarism ang ipapasang researches ng mga guro.

“Section V.B.i states that the proponent will submit an anti-plagiarism and absence of conflict of interest declaration. This will be further validated during the initial evaluation where the research committee secretariat will check on plagiarism and possible conflict of interest in the conduct of the research (Section V.B.ii.a). Throughout the research process, the research committee shall provide technical assistance, if needed. Checks on plagiarism and possible fraud are also included in the acceptance of the completed research.”

Base sa RMG, anumang fraud o plagiarism ay agad aaksiyunan ng kagawaran kasama na ang pagiging blacklisted sa pag-avail ng kahit anong research grant mula sa DepEd.

“As per the RMG, any act of fraud and plagiarism will be dealt with accordingly, which includes being blacklisted from availing any research grant in the Department. We encourage that fraudulent research studies be reported in their respective research committees for appropriate action.”