Informed consent

Agreement to participate in research after receiving enough information to understand what participation involves.

Voluntary agreement to participate in research after receiving information about its purpose and what participation involves.

Ethical safeguards include informed consent, voluntary participation, privacy, confidentiality and protection from harm. Pupils should not feel obliged to participate simply because an adult asks them. Sensitive questions may cause distress, and researchers must plan how to respond to disclosures of risk rather than promise unlimited secrecy.

A participant's agreement to take part in research after receiving enough information to understand what participation involves.

Do not assume that permission from a headteacher or other gatekeeper replaces participants’ own informed consent.

A strong definition of informed consent includes both understanding what participation involves and freely agreeing to take part.

When evaluating covert research, weigh its possible research benefits against the loss of informed consent; do not assume that useful findings automatically justify it.

Freely agreeing to participate in research after receiving understandable information about its purpose, what participation involves, possible risks and how the information will be used.

A participant’s voluntary agreement to take part after receiving enough information about the research and its possible risks.

Voluntary agreement to participate after receiving and understanding an explanation of the research, what participation involves and relevant risks.

Agreement to participate after the researcher explains the study’s purpose, what will happen and answers the participant’s questions.

Voluntary agreement to participate after receiving enough information to understand the research and one's role in it.

Voluntary agreement to participate in research after being given enough information about its purpose and what participation involves.

Informed consent means that people understand the research purpose and what their involvement will entail before agreeing voluntarily. They should be able to refuse or withdraw. Consent should remain an ongoing process, especially if the research changes.

Freely given agreement to participate in research, based on an understanding of its purpose, what participation involves, possible risks and the participant’s rights.

Freely given agreement to take part in research after receiving understandable information about what participation involves and how the research will be used.

Freely agreeing to participate in research after receiving and understanding relevant information about its purpose, procedures, risks and use.

A person’s freely given agreement to participate in research after receiving and understanding relevant information about it.

A participant's voluntary agreement to take part in research after receiving enough information to understand what participation involves.

Agreement to participate in research based on an understanding of what participation involves.

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