Active Consent in Urban Elementary Schools

Jessica P. Bergstrom, Susan Partington, M. Kathleen Murphy, Loren Galvao, Elizabeth Fayram and Ron A. Cisler
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Jessica P. Bergstrom: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Center for Urban Population Health, Milwaukee, jbergstrom@wisc.edu
Susan Partington: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
M. Kathleen Murphy: Milwaukee Public Schools
Loren Galvao: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Center for Urban Population Health, Milwaukee
Elizabeth Fayram: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Ron A. Cisler: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Center for Urban Population Health, Milwaukee

Evaluation Review, 2009, vol. 33, issue 5, 481-496

Abstract: The consent process is an integral piece of research and evaluation studies, especially when conducted within a school setting. The challenge of reaching parents of students to obtain consent is an issue with which those conducting school-based studies grapple. The literature suggests that the success of the consent process can affect the representativeness of the sample. This study describes one consent approach and examines the demographic differences between the eligible population, the consenters and the refusers. Demographic differences were found between consenters and refusers and suggestions are offered for further research and for other researchers who conduct school-based projects.

Keywords: consent; elementary school; urban; youth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1177/0193841X09339987

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