Thanks Andrea. Got a better understanding now and what you are doing is a good idea. Hope they all participate for you and your dis. I have started the high school class and am gearing up for the younger ones in a few days. I lost three of my hell raisers...for now. Yahoo! Hoping for a great year, for me and all of us. >From: "Leanna Verschaeve" <lverscha@xxxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: comptesol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: comptesol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: RE: a quick question >Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 17:14:08 -0400 > > >Deborah-- > >According to Dr. Williamson and the IRB, we cannot do anything officially >without IRB approval and we cannot get IRB approval without having gotten >proposal acceptance, which in turn, cannot be gotten before we finish >coursework. I would say the only way to do anything like a pilot study is >if >you don't plan on using it for your dissertation . . . the only thing I'm >doing is having conversations--not interviews--wherein I'm telling people >what I plan on doing and asking them if they would be willing to >participate >next year. But that's all. By the way, I've gotten only one affirmative, >and >that's if I don't profit from her interview financially. > >Andrea > > >From: "Deborah Sams" <dsams727@xxxxxxx> >Reply-To: >comptesol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To: comptesol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: a quick question >Date: Mon, 09 Aug >2004 05:34:48 -0500 >>Hi everyone, just coming up for a quick gasp of air >before taking that final >plunge to finish everything up. Papers are >done---just reading left and >packing. A quick question. Is anyone doing a >pilot study this year? If so, >how are planning that, how many >participants, >does it require IRB >permission,etc. You can answer after Thursday at your >leisure. Kudos to >Joanna,finishing up classes this week. Sit back and >enjoy >the ride! Everyone >have a good few days left and a safe trip home! >>> > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Don?t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search![1] > >--- Links --- > 1 http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2737??PS=47575 >