The following info/consent documents are examples of how other researchers have created documents which provide the necessary consent information to participants. These documents may be used as reference samples or they may be used directly as templates for starting your own consent documents. Each document is presented as an example of a specific context, e.g., an anonymous survey, but can be adapted for other methods. There are minor variations in headings in each to show possible options for presenting information to participants.
Anonymous Survey
Example for a single online, anonymous survey.
In-person Interview
Example for a single interview to be conducted in-person, with the potential for direct quotes to be published.
Public Interview
Example for a single interview that will be carried out/released publicly, e.g., on a radio or podcast broadcast.
Focus Group Verbal Consent Script
Example of consent information to be reviewed verbally with all participants at the start of the focus group. It may also be used as a helpful reference for creating your focus group consent document however, as it includes focus group-specific consent details such as a caution that privacy cannot be guaranteed and that participants should only share information they would be comfortable having made public.
