L A D INÁMICA D E C ONSOLIDACIÓN

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adult Consent Form

Consent Form Version Date: 11/11/2011 IRB Study # 11-2126

Title of Study: Having It All

Principal Investigator: Jacqueline Jordan

Principal Investigator Department: School of Education

Principal Investigator Phone number: 919-812-0966 OR 919-856-7666 Principal Investigator Email Address: [email protected] OR [email protected]

Faculty Advisor: Catherine Marshal

Faculty Advisor Contact Information: [email protected]; 962-2520 _________________________________________________________________ What are some general things you should know about research studies? You are being asked to take part in a research study. To join the study is voluntary. You may refuse to give consent, or you may withdraw your consent to be in the study, for any reason, without penalty. Even if you give your consent, you may decide not to be in the study or to leave the study early.

Research studies are designed to obtain new knowledge. This new information may help people in the future. You may not receive any direct benefit from being in the research study. There also may be risks to being in research studies.

Details about this study are discussed below. It is important that you understand this information so that you can make an informed choice about being in this research study. You have been given two copies of this consent form, one to keep for your records, and one to turn in to the researchers. You should ask the researchers named above, or staff members who may assist them, any questions you have about this study at any time.

What is the purpose of this study?

The purpose of this dissertation study is to understand the role conflict between motherhood and the position of an administrator, such as a principal, as experienced by female

administrators. This study will examine the choices women face related to motherhood and their careers.

I hope to explore the various ways that women in positions involving educational

administration have navigated choices related to motherhood. I am also interested learning about consequences, perceived as either or both positive and negative, that women have experienced as a result of the choices they have made.

You are being asked to be in the study because you are a female administrator. Your school system is neither conducting nor sponsoring this research and there will be no consequence to you if you decide not to take part.

How many people will take part in this study?

I am hoping to include at least 20 administrators in this study. How long will your participation in this study last?

If you decide to participate, you will be interviewed twice. The first interview will last approximately one hour. After I have had a chance to learn from your initial interview, and perhaps those of others, and extract themes, I will ask to interview you a second time to ask some follow-up questions. That second interview could also last approximately an hour.

If you like, you may also choose to share your thoughts with me after that second interview via an additional meeting, or email, or on the telephone, but that is simply an option, not a specific part of the study.

What will happen if you take part in the study?

As noted above, you would be asked to participate in two private, individual interviews about your career path and the decisions you have made along that path as a female school

administrator. The location and timing of the interview is up to you—we can meet at your home, at your workplace, or at any other place that you consider sufficiently private to be able to talk freely.

You have been given a copy of the questions that are planned, for you to review to help you determine if you would be willing to discuss the proposed topics with me for the purpose of my study. Note that you may choose to answer only some of the questions and skip over any that you do not want to address in the interview. For all questions, you may say as much or as little as you like.

A digital recording device will be used to capture what participants say in their individual, private interviews. All the data recordings will be stored in a secure location that is locked and only accessible by me.

If you prefer to not be recorded when interviewed, you will have that option. I will ask you about that when we get together for the interview—if you don’t want to be recorded, then I will just take notes. You can also choose to be recorded, but then ask that the recorder be turned off at specific times. As a researcher, I prefer to be able to transcribe what you tell me by replaying the recording (in a private setting), rather than having you wait while I write as fast as I can. But whether or not your interview is recorded is entirely up to you. All written notes and transcripts will also be kept in a locked storage area in the researcher’s home office. These transcripts and data files will only be available to the researcher.

Protecting the confidentiality of the information and the privacy of the participants in the study will be a priority for the researcher at all times.

What are the possible benefits from being in this study?

Research is designed to benefit society by gaining new knowledge. You may not benefit directly from being in the study, but you may appreciate the opportunity to talk about these issues with someone who also is a female school administrator and who has a strong research interest in this area.

What are the possible risks or discomforts involved from being in this study? There are only minimal risks foreseen for you if you participate in this research study. Talking about motherhood and career and the choices women face may remind some participants about the emotions that they have felt in the past, and those could be re-

experienced, to a reduced degree, as they revisit those past experiences in the interview. To minimize as much possible any discomfort, you can decide in advance of the interview which questions you do not want to address and simply indicate you want to skip those, as noted above. You can always say as little as you like about any topic you do address, and we can always stop for a break, switch to other kinds of questions, or stop entirely, as you prefer.

How will your privacy be protected?

You will not be identified in any report or publication about this study.

Your privacy will be protected by making sure that we find a place and time where we can conduct this private interview, out of earshot of anyone else. The confidentiality of your information will be protected by using numbers for you rather than your name. Your school site will be identified in generic terms only, such as “elementary school.” The school district will not be named.

You will be given an opportunity to review all the notes and transcripts from our interviews for accuracy. If you want to change any of the information presented in the transcripts or the written analysis, you will be given the opportunity to have those words, phrases, or sections revised or deleted from the work.

Your signed consent form will be stored in a locked cabinet. All information obtained from you as part of this study, such as the interview recordings, notes, and transcripts, will be stored securely. As noted above, they will not contain names, only an ID code.

Will you receive anything for being in this study? You will not receive anything for being in this study.

Will it cost you anything for your child to be in this study?

It will not cost anything to be in this study, other than the cost of transportation if you decide to be interviewed someplace other than your workplace or your home.

What if you have questions about this study?

You have the right to ask, and have answered, any questions you may have about this research. If there are questions about the study, complaints, concerns, please contact the researchers listed on the first page of this form.

What if there are questions about your rights as a research participant?

All research on human volunteers is reviewed by a committee that works to protect your rights and welfare. If there are questions or concerns about your rights as a research subject, or if you would like to obtain information or offer input, you may contact the Institutional Review Board at 919-966-3113 or by email to [email protected].