title: How Do We Know What Works? A Review and Critique of Current Practices in Ethics Training Evaluation.
abstract: Training is a costly investment. As such, it is of great interest to know the extent to which that investment is yielding a positive return. Recent meta-analytic efforts have observed that ethics training programs are, indeed, having a positive effect, leading to the conclusion that the programs are working. However, they have also uncovered considerable variability in the effectiveness of ethics training programs, which leads to the purpose of the present study-to review current practices in ethics training evaluation. Through this review of 243 studies, consisting of 380 ethics trainings, we identified major themes in evaluation practices and training design. The tradeoffs associated with these evaluation procedures and designs are discussed, along with directions for future research.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Oklahoma , Norman , Oklahoma , USA.
authors.forename: Logan M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Steele
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Oklahoma , Norman , Oklahoma , USA.
authors.forename: Tyler J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Mulhearn
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Oklahoma , Norman , Oklahoma , USA.
authors.forename: Kelsey E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Medeiros
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Oklahoma , Norman , Oklahoma , USA.
authors.forename: Logan L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Watts
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Oklahoma , Norman , Oklahoma , USA.
authors.forename: Shane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Connelly
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Oklahoma , Norman , Oklahoma , USA.
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Mumford
mesh_terms: D032984:Ethics, Research; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D012106:Research
keywords: Criterion; ethics training; evaluation; measurement; training; training design