Well, this wasn’t as bad and time consuming as my ethics form, but they still needed some thought and research put into it.

I used the template given to us and I’ve started filling it in after my last amend on the Ethics Form. This made life a lot easier. The actions and methodologies were decided so it was just about filling the form in the right format. The Canva Online Forms and Survey Tools was very helpful in deciding this.

One point I didn’t consider and my tutor pointed it out was ‘What happens to the results of the research project? The key question was how will I use the information gathered in the interviews, just for this projects or will the information be used elsewhere. Further research, dissertation, will I publish it?

The first draft of participant consent form was essentially the example we were provided, just with my question at the top and a few words changed. It was written when the Ethics forms was nearly approved. The feedback was only on my phenomena being quite negative. See the tutor comment below.

By stating inadequate might it encourage bias in terms of (negative) engagement / response? Is it rather what you have stated as your aim(s) in the ethical enquiry form? I’d revisit the aims on the ethical enquiry form to include in the consent form and information sheet. 

I decided to go back to the original title that was open and not suggestive in any way.

References:

Canva Online Forms and Survey Tools. Available at: https://canvas.arts.ac.uk/sites/explore/SitePage/61013/online-forms-and-survey-tools