It apparently is for you, but there's nothing federally mandated about it. Wallace Dixon Department of Psychology East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN 37614 (423) 439-6656
On 3/17/04 8:36 PM, "Rob Weisskirch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > TIPSfolk, > > I have an IRB question. I have several students in a senior capstone > course who are planning to conduct innocuous interviews or surveys with > students in local public schools. All the students have prepared the > appropriate consents and assents as required by Human Subjects. The > school districts or schools do not have IRBs. These are not Psych > students but are Liberal Studies students (pre-Teacher Education). They > are making their research "public" by doing presentations in a public > senior capstone festival. > > However, in the Human Subjects application, when I conduct research, I > usually write that I will obtain written consent from the principal and if > he/she says that district approval is necessary, I will get that first > (and have told students to do the same). Now, the IRB is saying that > students have to submit the written approval from the principal with the > Human Subjects application. As the faculty co-sponsor, this seems quite > distrustful that I won't do my job to verify that the written consent is > obtained (Yes, I know students sometimes are eager and neglect this > step!). Also, doesn't that create a situation where a principal might say > yes to a project and the IRB requests substantial revision, requiring the > student to alter the approach significantly. I can't find anything that > specifically states that this has to be done prior to review. > > So, I guess the bottom line is: Procedurally, is it required to get > off-site approval prior to the IRB review? > > Thanks, > Rob > Rob Weisskirch, MSW, Ph.D. > Human Development Program > Department of Liberal Studies, Building 15 > 100 Campus Center > California State University, Monterey Bay > Seaside, CA 93955-8001 > (831) 582-5079 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
