Consent Form
Participation: Your participation in this survey is voluntary. You may refuse to take part in the research or exit the survey at any time without penalty. If you choose to withdraw from the survey, your data will be deleted.
Benefits: You will receive no direct benefits from participating in this research study. However, your responses may help us learn more about climate change education in public schools.
Confidentiality: Your survey answers will be stored on Qualtrics.com in a password protected electronic format. Identifying information (name, e-mail address, IP address) will not be collected; therefore, your responses will remain anonymous. No one will be able to identify you or your answers, and no one will know whether or not you participated in the study. At the end of the survey you will be asked if you are interested in participating in an additional interview. If you choose to provide contact information such as your phone number or e-mail address, your survey responses may no longer be anonymous to the researcher. However, no names or identifying information would be included in any publications or presentations based on this data, and your responses to this survey will remain confidential.
Contact: If you have any questions at any time about the study or the procedures, you may contact me, Emma Shenton, via e-mail at eshenton@sas.upenn.edu. You may also contact the Office of Regulatory Affairs at the University of Pennsylvania with any questions, concerns, or complaints by calling (215) 898-2614.
Electronic Consent: Please select your choice below. You may print a copy of this consent form for your records. Clicking on the "Agree" button indicates that
-You have read the above information
-You voluntarily agree to participate
-You are 18 years of age or older