Research governance and disclosure
How research roles, data and commercial interest are kept separate.
This page holds the full detail moved off the Research and Universities pages: how a study that touches an Edney Learn instrument is governed, and what a developmental result may and may not be used for.
01 · Separation of roles
Four roles that must not be collapsed into one.
Where research uses an Edney Learn instrument or dataset, the following are recorded and reported separately for every study. This is a governance requirement, not a formality.
Edney Learn
Controls versions and release status
Edney Learn
Accountable for participant data, access and correction
Dr Jim Choo
Responsible for design, interpretation and stated limitations
Named contributors
Attributed by contribution
Pending supply by Edney Learn
Must be stated in any publication
Exploratory
Not calibration, not confirmatory
Disclosed
Founder holds a commercial interest in the instrument owner
02 · Purpose separation
Service delivery and research are separate purposes.
Delivering a product to a customer and conducting research are different activities with different consent, and they are kept apart deliberately. Being a customer, participant, employee or student does not constitute consent to research participation. Research consent is sought separately, for the specific study, and can be declined without affecting any service.
03 · Commercial-interest disclosure
Stated in full.
I hold a commercial interest in Edney Learn, which owns the instruments referred to in this research. That interest is disclosed in agreements and in any publication involving those instruments. Instrument version, and whether the work is exploratory, calibration or confirmatory, must be stated in any publication. A commercial relationship does not by itself constitute research consent.
04 · Developmental-release limits
What a developmental result may and may not be used for.
It may support personal reflection, a development conversation, and a structured discussion about where to focus.
- It does not establish verified competence.
- It has no population norm, percentile or ranking.
- It must not be used for hiring, dismissal, promotion, compensation, grading, certification, eligibility, clinical judgment or any other consequential decision about an individual.
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This disclosure supports the research and institutional pages.