TIPSters,
Thanks for the info about passive informed consent. I'm glad to hear from
the IRB experienced people. I'd also like to hear from those that have
gotten approval for passive informed consent on studies. For example, I was
involved in a study of 1500 adolescents across northern
Rob Weisskirch wrote;
Here is my rationale for passive consent:
1. The school district has accepted passive consent. With the support of
the school, they are going to back up any parental objections.
That's great but, I would get in writing that they will assume all
legal
Rob Weisskirch wrote:
5. The relationship between schools and university research is already
tenuous. Asking the school to assume the burden of distribution and
collection may risk the relationship for research purposes.
Actually, I would advocate that the researcher must assume the
