Involving the Use of Human Subjects This application can be completed on the web at http://irb.truman.

edu Handwritten applications will not be accepted! This application must be completed by the Investigator and sent to the Office of Grants and Foundation Relations, or to the appropriate Divisional Peer Review Committee. Peer Review Committees may not review projects that: (1) are externally funded; (2) place the subject(s) at more than minimal risk; 3) involve minors or other vulnerable populations; (4) investigate behaviors and or experiences related to sensitive topics; (5) are used as partial fulfillment of Master's Degree requirements. For questions about the review process contact the Grants Office or the IRB member in a specific academic division. 1. Investigator(s) Name(s): Priscilla Riggle, supervising Division: English students in Eng 365 (Folklore) Fall 2011 2. Local Address: OP 1105 E-mail Address: priggle@truman.edu 3. Local Phone: x7777 Home or Alternate Phone:

Application for Approval of Investigations

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4. Project Title: class projects in folklore fieldwork 5. Expected Starting Date as soon as IRB approval is received Expected Completion Date: end semester Fall 2011 6. Is this project: A Master's thesis x A class project Publishable research An MAE case study Being conducted in a foreign country Being submitted for external support

7. If notification of human subject approval is required give date required : Name of agency: N/A 8. Has this project previously been considered by the IRB or by a peer review committee? x Yes No If yes, give approximate date of review: Feb. 2010 for Adam Davis Folklore class 9. If you are a student, complete the following: Faculty Sponsor: Division: _______________________________ Phone: _____________________

**** If submitted externally, a complete copy of the proposal must be submitted to the IRB.**** ============================================================================= CERTIFICATION AND APPROVAL Certification by Investigator: I certify that (a) the information presented in this application is accurate, (b)only the procedures approved by the IRB or Peer Review Committee will be used in this project, and (c)modifications to this project will be submitted for approval prior to use. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Signature of Investigator Date Faculty Sponsor: If the Investigator is a student, his/her Faculty Sponsor must approve this application. I certify that this project is under my direct supervision and that I accept the responsibility for ensuring that all provisions of approval are met by the investigator. _________________________________________________ __________________ _______________________________________________________ __________________ Signature of Faculty Sponsor Date I. Description of the Subjects (If advertising for subjects, include a copy of the proposed advertisement.)

A. How many subjects will be involved? About 5 informants per student for interviews; about 30 for surveys B. Subject Population (check all that apply) x Adults  Minors  Prisoners  Mentally Retarded  Mentally Ill  Physically Ill  Disabled  Special Education x Other Explain if necessary: Other- In most cases, all subjects will be adults chosen by students. Some students may choose to interview healthy senior citizens living in local nursing homes. Any student working with minors or other sensitive groups, or with sensitive materials, will explain these matters as s/he works through the full IRB application he or she submits. (Every student in the class will submit a completed IRB application to me; those applications which do not clearly fall within the description of this template application will submit their applications to the IRB for individual review) C. For projects conducted in schools or school settings: N/A What grade are the students in? What subject (secondary)? Name of School Approximate Age of Students? How many classes involved? Location

D. What criteria will be used to select subjects AND/OR what criteria will be used to exclude individuals? Each student collecting the lore will locate informants belonging to the particular subgroup s/he is studying, using a network of teachers, friends and family to identify potential informants. In some cases, the collection will also involve observation. II. Purpose of the Project- What is the Purpose of this project?

To allow students in ENG 365 Folklore the opportunity to collect particular types of folklore from willing informants. III. Activities Involving Human Subjects (Attach additional sheet if needed)

A. Describe in detail the activities and procedures involving the subjects. Include the expected amount of time subjects will be involved in each activity and where the activities will be conducted.
Students will conduct interviews ranging from half an hour to a couple of hours each, depending on the willingness of the interviewees and their store of the target folklore. Students are encouraged to use audiotapes. If the student is studying material culture, then photographs and videotapes are also appropriate tools. If the subject is folk customs, then observations will be done with prior consent from those in charge of the event. In cases involving Truman campus lore, students may construct a simple checklist and distribute it to a class or appropriate group. Interviews will be conducted at places congenial to the interviewee; surveys will be distributed on campus (physically or electronically via Truview) or off campus (with permission from persons in charge of the space).

Confidentiality and Anonymity

How will the data be collected? (Check all that apply) x questionnaires (Submit a copy) x interviews (Submit sample of questions)  test (Submit a copy if possible) x video or audio tapes Other, or description of above:

x observations (describe how they will be conducted)  standardized tests (attach copy if possible; list names) x task(s) (briefly explain) x computer entries (explain)

See below at Part VII for examples. A. Explain the procedures for collecting, recording and storing that data during the study.

Questionnaires/ surveys will generally be brief (ten minutes) and anonymous, though some student researchers may include a space in which willing participants can provide contact information for a future interview. Students will conduct interviews ranging from half an hour to a couple of hours, depending on the willingness of the interviewees and their store of the target folklore. Students are encouraged to use audiotapes. If the student is studying material culture, he or she will take photographs and possibly videotape the process and/or product being studied (the quilt collection or dance steps or songs, with the prior written consent of the individual interviewee or (when appropriate) of the organizer of the event. Because folklorists now wish to recognize the contributions of their sources, students will ask for written permission to use interviewees names in their presentations. If any informant wishes to remain anonymous, s/he will be given a pseudonym and the descriptions will be mildly distorted; if such an informant agrees to being videotaped or recorded, that material will be kept locked up either physically or on a password-protected computer. B. Who will have access to the data during the study? (Access should be limited to protect anonymity of subjects and confidentiality of subject responses) Researcher and teacher will have full access. Classmates in ENG 365 will hear presentations on the results of the work. If the informant consents, some of the materials may be presented at a future folklore symposium or conference. C. Explain what will happen to the data once the study in completed. Is there a need to keep the data or will it be destroyed? If kept, how long and where will it be stored, how will confidentiality be ensured, who will have access to it?

Each student will be responsible for his/her data. Most will be destroyed at the end of the semester, though some students may wish to include their project essay in their University Portfolio. Any identifiable records coming from participants who wish to remain anonymous will be destroyed at the end of the semester. Transcripts and summaries may, with the consent of the interviewees, be used in future folklore presentations. Materials which may be suitable for archiving in public repositories (a norm of folklore research; see American Folklore Society Human Subjects Position Statement [http://www.afsnet.org/aboutAFS/humansubjects.cfm] must pass one of two tests: informants contributions meet the strictest condition of anonymity or informants contributions come with the most unrestricted and explicit, written permission for inclusion in public archives.

Informed Consent
Unless authorized by the IRB, no investigator may involve a human being as a subject in research under the auspices of the University unless the investigator has obtained the informed consent of the subject or the subject's legally authorized representative. Attach a copy of all consent documents that will be used to this application. For further information about informed consent processes review the information on the Grants Office web site in the IRB Information section entitled 'Informed Consent.' (attached) A. Explain the procedures that will be used to obtain consent: Each researcher will explain the particular project to interviewees and to other necessary figures. Projects will be explained as work done for a class, but work in which the student researcher has a particular interest and a growing academic competency. Except for surveys, a written consent form will be offered, and collection will not begin until it is signed. (For surveys, the student will explain orally that turning in the anonymous survey is voluntary and constitutes consent to use the results. Surveys will include contact information for both researcher and teacher.) Because it is becoming the

norm for folklore collectors to credit their sources, the consent form will request permission to use the subjects name. However, the form will specify that if the subject wishes to remain anonymous, that wish will be honored. And the form will specify that the subject may end the session at any time and may revoke consent to use the materials being collected. B. Federal regulations state that the following elements of information should be provided to each subject. Place a check mark before each component included in your consent document. x An explanation of the purpose of the project and the expected duration of the subject's participation. x An explanation of the activities or procedures to be followed.  A description of any risks or discomforts to the subject. x A description of any benefits of the project to the subject or to others. x A statement that participation in this project is voluntary and the subject may withdraw at any time. x A statement describing the extent to which confidentiality of records identifying the subject will be maintained. x An explanation of whom to contact with questions regarding the study. Explain request for waiver of any component listed above or other special conditions related to informed consent. The projects covered by this class template form do not entail risks or discomforts to the subjects and it seems unnecessary, even counter-productive, to bring up the topic. Any student who wishes to do research on sensitive subjects will submit a separate IRB application and write a separate consent form. IV. Benefits, Risks, and Costs of this Study A. What are the potential benefits to the subjects, to the field or discipline, or to the University?

Students will gain experience in collecting, categorizing, and comparing versions of folklore. Interviewees will have the pleasure of sharing knowledge, crafts, and stories. B. Will compensation (money, extra credit, etc.) be offered to the subjects? If so, how will it be dispersed? No compensation will be offered to the subjects. C. What risks or discomforts are most likely to be encountered by the subjects? Please consider carefully.  employability  emotional stress or discomfort  financial or personal reputation  psychological stress or discomfort  embarrassment  loss of confidentiality  criminal or civil liability  deception (benevolent misdirection)  physical stress or discomfort  other (explain below) Risks are minimal. Students are informed that professional standards require them to be at all times courteous, attentive, and kind. D. What safeguards will you use to eliminate or minimize these risks? If there is the possibility of adverse reactions by the subjects, explain where the subjects can receive help. If a subject tires of the interviewing, the interview will end. If a subject later decides that she or he would not like his/her responses used, the phone numbers of student and faculty mentor will be available, and the subjects wishes will be honored.

VII.

Additional Information or Completion of a Previous Section:

A typical questionnaire given to a class full of Truman students might ask which of three endings to the folktale, Little Red Riding Hood, the student finds most familiar, where the student learned the

story, which of several illustrations best matches their memory, and what the moral of the story might be. Or it might ask for reactions to a set of six Nike ads. An interview might cover methods used in caning chairs or making earrings or planning a pancake festival. It might focus on food preparation in the 1950s or on changes in library services at the local public library over the past three decades. Video or audio taping could include farm work, singing, quilting, dancing, beat-box flute playing. Observations could be done at a dance class or a bicycle repair workshop, etc. Audio and/or video recording will take place ONLY if the event is public OR all participants recorded give consent. Tasks might range from Please show me how to make a pie crust to Could you teach me how to do the Charleston? Computer entries might be anonymous responses to questions posted on Truview about the gum tree or Harry Potter puppets.

Sample Consent Forms for Eng 365 Projects which do not involve sensitive materials or populations: Students will give the interviewee a copy to keep and will retain a signed copy until the end of the semester. Note: Only students who want to use tape recorders, cameras, or camcorders will have the final four items on their consent forms. ___________________________________________________ Project Title ________________, student in ENG 365 Folklore at Truman State University Mentored by Priscilla Riggle, Professor of English I am a student at Truman State University collecting ___________ type of folklore for my Folklore course. You have been recommended to me as someone who might help. I would like to interview you about ____________ . If you are at least 18 years old and willing to be interviewed, I would appreciate your time. Since I am collecting material from you, I would like to use your name in my class presentation. However, if you prefer, I will gladly use a substitute name or initials, and avoid using information that would identify you. You can stop the interview at any time without any sort of penalty, and you may skip any question you choose not to answer. You can also withdraw your consent to participate in the project at any point should you choose to do so. If you have questions or concerns about my project and would like to contact my professor, please call Dr. Priscilla Riggle at 660-785-7777 or email her at priggle@truman.edu. If you have questions for me or wish to add to or subtract from what you give me today, contact me, Name ______ at phone_____ or email me at ____________.

Please mark each of the following with Y (yes) or N (no) _____I agree to being interviewed and to having my name used. (Please print your name here_______________.) ____ I agree to being interviewed, but please conceal my name and other identifying details _____You may re-use my interview materials in future research. (if you answer no, your interview data will be destroyed at the end of this project) _____You may archive my interview materials in a public repository (for example library or electronic database (if you answer no, your interview data will be destroyed at the end of this project)

_____You may make audio recordings of this interview _____You may take photographs of this interview ______You may make videorecordings of this interview.

Please send a copy of the recording (if any) of my interview to me at the address below when the project is completed:

(address)