 Designing
the Data Collection Process
3.4 Gain participant/parental
support & protect confidentiality
Provide appropriate information
- at the beginning of a program or each
session
- explain what information will be collected
(and questionnaires they and/or their children
will be asked to complete)
- that activities will be monitored as part
of program evaluation
- information you wish to collect outside
the program about individuals, (type of information,
informants,
purpose, eventual destination of data )
Obtain consent
- tailor explanations or translate written
material so it is easily understood by all participants
and/or
families.
- Check requirements for data collection:
- schools may require written parental consent
before releasing any data or permitting teachers
to comment
on students
- the active support of leaders in an organization,
such as school principals, and of opinion
leaders in a community can increase cooperation
for data collection
- parental cooperation is more likely if parents
know what to expect and are assured that their
opinions and data about their families will be kept
confidential
and/or anonymous.
Protect confidentiality
- develop a system to provide security and protect
confidentiality for any data collected e.g.
password protection on computers, locked filing
cabinets (See
Step 6)
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