Re: [Air-L] IRBs

Lois Ann Scheidt wrote:

Most - if not all - IRBs in the USA are most definitely NOT making up rules...

Unless you've got some data on that, Lois, I must respectfully disagree. There is far too much anecdotal evidence suggesting that the guiding principle for many, if not most IRBs in the U.S. has shifted from the federal guidelines to covering the corporate backside from litigation. When the guiding principle shifts, so do the rules. -- Mark D. Johns, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Communication Studies Luther College, Decorah, Iowa USA http://academic.luther.edu/~johnsmar/ ----------------------------------------------- "Get the facts first. You can distort them later." ---Mark Twain