NATIONAL FRAMEWORK OF GUIDELINES FOR RESEARCH IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES IN MALAWI

Researchers in the fields of social sciences and humanities work within a variety of economic, cultural, legal and political settings that influence the emphasis of their disciplines involving their own techniques, procedures and ethical approaches. Even within the same setting and discipline, individuals may have different moral precepts that guide their work. No declaration could successfully impose a rigid set of rules to which social and humanities researchers everywhere should be expected to adhere. For this reason this document is referred to as The Framework of Guidelines for Research in the Social Sciences and Humanities in Malawi, herein referred to as the framework.

The framework contains a preamble; value of research in the social sciences and humanities; ethical principles and obligations; and sections on autonomous implementation of the framework; research communication; appropriate research environment; monitoring system; application; affiliation and clearance, and acknowledgements.