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Active Consent in Urban Elementary Schools

An Examination of Demographic Differences in Consent Rates

Jessica P. Bergstrom

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Center for Urban Population Health, Milwaukee, jbergstrom{at}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

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.

Key Words: consent • elementary school • urban • youth

This version was published on October 1, 2009

Evaluation Review, Vol. 33, No. 5, 481-496 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X09339987
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