--- TIC-TECH message:
On Thu, 24 May 2001, Mertens and Sahl wrote:
> I am forwarding on to you a request from a colleague at the University of
> Oregon who has worked feverishly on the recent hot issues of filtering and
> student online privacy. She has asked me if I knew anyone who would be
> willing to have their high school students complete an online survey.
> This activity requires parental consent. E-versions of the survey and
> consent form are in my possession and I can forward them to anyone who is
> interested in examining them before deciding to participate. Her request
> is at the bottom of this post.
>
> The study has the potential to inform decision-makers with important
> student-derived information about personal decisions students make when
> using the Internet. Currently, very little is known about students'
> actual use of the Web. If you have other questions about the study, I'd
> suggest you contact Nancy at here e-mail address below or go to her Web
> site and take a look at the work she does. (Some personal information
> about Nancy: She is a single mother with three children, and a former
> special ed teacher who has a law degree. If you have an aversion for
> educational researchers, I'm afraid she doesn't fit the mold.)
>
> Kurt Sahl, Doctoral candidate
> College of Education
> University of Washington
> Seattle, WA
> bluesky@scn.org
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 12:17:21 -0700
> From: Nancy Willard <nwillard@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU>
> To: Kurt Sahl <sahlk@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
> Subject: HELP!
>
> Hi Kurt.
>
> I was wondering whether your merry band of folks concerned about N2H2
> includes one ore more high school teachers who have access to a computer
> lab and would be willing to do a major favor for me. I am frantically
> trying to gather up the last data that I need to complete my NSF study.
> I have approximately 200 subjects in middle school and but have not been
> able to find anyone willing to collect the data from high school
> students. I *really understand* what time of the year it is. But I got
> very behind because of my activities with the commercialism issues and
> my work trying to figure out a good response for schools on the CIPA
> issue. So I am hoping that someone is appreciative of the work that I
> have done and would be willing to extend themselves as a favor to me.
>
> The research involves an online survey addressing technology ethics. It
> takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. All responses are
> anonymous, but I still need to have the parents sign a human subjects
> release. They will also need to get permission from their administrator.
> I have attached some materials that describes the entire process.
>
> I am hoping you have some contacts who might be willing to help.
>
> Nancy
> --
> Nancy Willard
> Project Director, Responsible Netizen
> Center for Advanced Technology in Education
> College of Education, 5214 University of Oregon
> Eugene, Oregon 97403-5214
> 541-346-2895 (office) 541-346-6226 (fax)
> Web Page: http://netizen.uoregon.edu
> E-mail: nwillard@oregon.uoregon.edu
>
>
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