Office of Regulatory Research Compliance
LCSB 28 - (Phone) 442-9050 (Fax) 442-9997
Version 02.20.13
oral history or ethnographic/naturalistic research
(do not leave any questions blank, indicate n/a when necessary)
Please answer just those questions applicable to your research.
1. Describe the kinds of people who will be asked to participate in the research. If there are different groups or categories of people, the groups and the approximate number of participants in each group anticipated to be enrolled must be described.
2. Describe the types of questions that you will ask your participants:
3. Willyou attempt to generalize the findings of your research? Yes* No
- If YES, please explain:
4. Describe the length of time to be spent at the field site(s). If unsure, an approximate length of time should be provided (e.g., one year, two summer months, etc).
5. Has the researcher conducted research at this site or with the population previously? If so, briefly describe the topics and duration of your previous research.
6. Explain where the research will be conducted and explain why this particular research setting was chosen.
7. Is local governmental or community permission to conduct research required at any of the sites? Is so, explain how you will obtain this permission. If there is formal documentation of this permission, attach it to the application form or indicate when it will be received and forward to the IRB.
8. Describe how you will find out how people in this setting feel about the fact that you will write articles about them. Will you consult with the people from whom you collected data before you publish?
9. Are any portions of the research material you may collect not publicly available and expected by community standards to be private? Yes No
IF YES, PLEASE DESCRIBE THE MATERIALS THAT ARE PRIVATE AND EXPLAIN:
a)How you will store the private information or materials while you are in the field so that the confidentiality of the data is protected.
b)How you will store the private information or materials after you leave the field so that confidentiality is protected.
c)Whether you will collect information that could lead to identification of the research site and explain any negative consequences this could have.
d)If you will record any direct participant identifiers (such as names or contact information) that could be linked to the private research material.
10. If you will record identifiers explain why and describe how you will protect against disclosure of this information or explain why this is not necessary.
11. The IRB acknowledges that sometimes it is not possible or desirable to maintain anonymity. For example, when a researcher works with a small group of people only found in a particular region with whom others have worked. In order to advance ethnographic knowledge about the group, their identity must be made known.
Sometime individuals or whole communities do not want to remain anonymous. If this is the case, please describe why. If there are differences in the community about this, describe how this will be handled.
12. Identify who is responsible for giving consent in the research setting (for instance, if a tribal council or community leader provides consent for the entire group). Sometimes the consent process can be multi-layered in community settings. Be sure to describe what the full process is in the setting in which the research will take place.
13. Describe how you will handle situations in which group consent is provided, but individuals do not want to participate and vice versa.
14. Describe how people in this setting will let you know if they do not want to talk with you.
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