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Appendix 2: Parental Consent letters
1. Parental Consent Letter: English
Request for your child‟s participation in a Psychology study Dear parent/guardian,
My name is Megan du Toit, I am an Educational Psychology Masters student from the School of Psychology at the University of KwaZulu Natal. As part of my Masters course I am doing a study in which I am investigating children‟s understandings of „rich‟ and „poor‟. I am interested in looking at how children see the world and how they think about other people. I would like to request your permission to allow your child to participate in this study, which we hope will benefit us in understanding how children understand concepts such as „rich‟ and „poor‟. If you choose to allow your child to participate in this study, your child will take part in a series of two small group discussions with 8-10 other children for roughly an hour, at your child‟s school, on the mornings of the 23rd of June 2011 and the 22nd of July 2011. In this group, the children will be asked questions about rich and poor people (for example “What does it mean to be rich/poor?”; “How are rich people different from/the same as poor people?”; “Why are some people poor while others are rich?”), and will be given the chance to discuss this as a group.
The children will also be asked to draw pictures of rich and poor people and where they may live. Your child will NOT be asked about his/her own life circumstances and experiences, nor will s/he be asked to discuss anything related to your family‟s income, house etc. The children will simply be asked to discuss people in general and what they understand of what it means to be rich or poor. It is important to emphasize that the purpose of this study is to gain insight into children‟s understandings and views of socioeconomic status and income inequality (not their personal experiences).
Your child‟s participation is completely voluntary and your child is not being forced to
participate in this study. The choice of whether you would like your child to participate is yours and your child‟s alone. You or your child can withdraw consent at any time, and there will be no repercussions. I encourage you to speak to your child about this study and discuss whether your child would like to participate before you sign this form. The purposes of this study and what is required of your child will also be explained to your child on the day the group discussions are to take place, and your child will be given the chance to withdraw if s/he does not wish to participate. Please note that your child will not be forced to participate in any tasks or discussions if s/he does not feel comfortable and they may excuse themselves from the group at any time. Your child can talk a little or a lot, or may simply sit and listen to the
discussions without participating. If you choose to allow your child to participate in this study it will greatly be appreciated, but unfortunately I cannot offer any direct benefits to you or your child for participating. However, the children are likely to find the experience enjoyable as it allows them to freely and openly discuss an important issue in society.
With your and your child‟s permission these group discussions will be recorded using an audio voice recorder and later transcribed. Although the researcher and the children‟s peers will know who has participated in the study, no names or identifiable characteristics will be used when we report what we have found. Confidentiality and anonymity will be maintained by ensuring that signed informed consent forms are stored by the researcher and are not accessible to anyone apart from the researcher and her supervisor. All the consent forms from the study will be kept by the researcher for a period of 5 years in a locked drawer and will then be destroyed via
shredder. The results of this study will be written into a dissertation report which will form part of my Masters degree, and may be presented at conferences. There may also be a chance that information from this study could be used for further research or possibly published in journal articles in the future, but since it requires no personal information and the informed consent forms would be destroyed, no information will be traced back to you or your child. There are no possible harms or risks for you or your child and there is absolutely no deception in this study.
If you have any questions about this study or if you would like to be made aware of the findings of this study, feel free to contact me by email at [email protected] or my supervisor, Carol Mitchell at [email protected] (Tel: 033 260 6054). If you have any complaints or concerns about the nature of the tasks; treatment of the children; or any further ethical issues in this study at any point, you may also contact the School of Psychology Higher Degrees Ethics Committee (Tel: 033 260 5853). Thank you for considering this request.
Please sign and return the following to the school office if you choose to allow your child to take part in this study before Wednesday the 22nd of June:
PARENTAL/GAURDIAN CONSENT:
I voluntarily agree to allow my child _________________________________________ (print name) (grade _____) to participate in this study on children‟s understandings of „rich‟ and
„poor‟. I understand that my child will not be forced to participate in this study, and my child can withdraw at any point should I, or my child, no longer wish to take part.
I have read the description of this study above and I understand what the study involves.
Additional consent to audio or video recording:
In addition to the above, I hereby agree to the audio recording of the group discussions in which my child participates for the purposes of data capture. I understand that no personally
identifiable information or recording of my child will be released in any form, and that the identity of my child will be kept confidential in transcripts, reports and any future publications and will not be traced back to me or my child.
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Parent/Guardian‟s signature Date
Please Note that only a PARENT or LEGAL GAURDIAN may consent to allow their child to participate in this study.
2. Parental Consent Form (isi Zulu):
Isicelo sokuthi ingane yakho ibe ingxenye yalesisifundo Mzali
Igama lami nginguMegan du Toit, Umfundi owenza iEducational Psychology Masters ovela Enyuvesi yaKwaZulu Natali. Mayelana nemfundo zama kuleMasters, Ngenza isifundo laengibeka khona ulwazi lwezingane mayelana „nokucweba‟ noku „hlupheka‟. Ngihlose ukuthola ukuthi izingane ziwubona kanjani umhlaba nokuthi zicabangani ngabanye abantu.
Ngiyakucela ukuba uvumele ingane yakho ukuba ibe yingxenye yalolu hlelo, esithembayo ukuthi sizosiza ekuqondeni ukuthi izingane zazini ngezisho nje ngoku „cweba‟ noku „hlupheka‟. Uma ukhetha ukuyivumela ingane yakho ibeyingxenye yalesisifundo, ingane yakho izongenela uhlelo lwezinxoxo ezincane ezimbili nezinye izingane ezingu 8-10,kwiHora elilodwa, khona esikoleni sengane yakho, ngesikhathi esiyisivumelwano nesikole (23rd June 2011 and 22nd July 2011). Kulenxoxo, ingane zizobuzwa imibuzo mayelana nabantu abacwebile naba hluphekayo (isibonelo “Kuchaza ukuthini ukucweba/nokuhlupheka?”; “Bahluke kanjani abantu abacwebile kulaba/bafana kanjani nalaba abahluphekayo?”; “Kwenziwayini abanye abantu bacwebe abanye bahlupheke?”; futhi bazonikwa ithuba lokuthi babonisane ngaloku njengequlu. Ingane
zizocelwa nokuthi zidwebe izithombe zabantu abacwebile nabahluphekayo nokuthi
bangahlalaphi. Ingane yakho NGEKE ibuzwe mayelana neyayo impilo nalokhu izinto esidlule kuzona, futhi ngeke icelwe ukuthi ikhulume lutho mayelana namahholo omndeni wakho.
Izingane zizocelwa ukuthi zibonisane ngabantu nje bomphakathi nokuthi bazini ngokucweba nokuhlupheka. Kubalulekile ukuqiniseka ukuthi inhloso yalesisifundo ukuthola ulwazi ekutheni izingane zazini ngezeminotho noku ngalingani kwemihholo (ayi ekubekene nabo).
Cela uqonde ukuthi akuphoqi ukuthi ingane yakho ibeyingxenye yalolu ncwaningo, konke kukuwena nengane yakho. Wena nengane yakho ningakhetha ukuhoxa noma yinini ngesikhathi socwaningo. Ngiyaku khuthaza ukuthi nixoxisane nengane yakho mayelana nalesifundo nibonisane ukuthi ingathanda yini ingane yakho ukuba yingxenye ngaphambi kokuba nisayini leliphepha. Inhloso yalesisifundo nokudingekayo enganeni yakho kuzochazelelwa kwingane ngosuku lwezinxoxo. Cela uwazi ukuthi ingane yakho ngeke iphoqwe ukuthi ibe yingxenye yalezizinkulumo, uma ingaphatheki kahle ingaphuma noma yinini equlwini. Ingane yakho ingakhuluma kancane noma kakhulu, noma ihlale nje ilalele inxoxo ngaphandle kokuba yinngxenye. Uma ukhetha ukuyivumela ingane yakho ukuthi ibe yingxenye kulesisifundo kungabongwa kakhulu, ngeshwa angikwazi ukuthembisa lutho enganeni ngokuthi
ibeyingxenye. Kodwa, ingane kungenzeka zithole ukujabula njengoba zizonikwa ithuba loku bonisana ngokukhululeka ngesimo esibalulekile emphakathini.
Ngenvumo yakho nengane yakho lezinxoxisano zizo-rekhodwa nge audio voice rekhoda bese ziyabhalwa phansi. Yize umphathi hlelo nalezi ezinye ingane ebeziyingxenye kulesifundo, awekho amagama noma imininigwane ezosetshenziswa umasekubhalwa imiphumelo.
Ukuhloniphana nemfihlakalo kuzoqinisekwa ngokuqiniseka ukuthi amaphepha asayiniwe abekwa ngumhloli walesisifundo angatholwa omunye umuntu ngaphandle komhloli noma umphathi omhloli. Wonke ama fomu esivumelwano azogcinwa isikhathi esingange minyaka emhlanu ekhabetheni elizokhiywa bese iyagaywa ngomshini. Imiphumelo yalesisifundo izobaliwa esiqephini esizoba yingxenye yemiphumelo yami yokungena kwiMasters. Kukhona ithuba ukuthi lesisifundo sisetshenziswe ukuqhuba eminye imicwaningo kabanzi, kodwa ngoba akudingakali mininigwane kanti nezivumelwano zingeke ziginwe, akukho okuzohlanganisa ingane yakho. Abukho ubungozi kuwena noma ingane yakho, kanti futhi ukukho nobugebhengu kulesisifundo.
Uma udinga noma uluphi ulwazi ngamalungelo akho njengomzali ekucwaningweni kwengane yakhe noma unezikhalo mayelana nocwaningo ungathinta mina nge-email ku
[email protected] noma umphathi wami, uCarol Mitchell ku [email protected] (ucingo: 033 260 6054). Ngiyabonga ukuthi wamukele lesisicelo.
Cela usayine bese ubuyise lesiqhephu sephepha ebokisini phakathi ehhovisi lesikole umauvuma ukuthi ingane yakho ibeinxgenye yalesisifundo.
Isivumelwano somzali
Mina ngiyavumela ingane yami (bhala igama) (izinga
) ukuthi ibeinxgenye kulesisifundo. Ngiyazwisisa ukuthi angeke iphoqwe ingane yami ukuthi ibeyinxgenye, nokuthi ingahoxa noma yinini, uma mina, noma yona, ingasafisi ukuba yinxgenye. Ngisifundile isichazelo ngaso lesisifundo futhi ngiyaqonda ukuthi simayelana ngani.
Esinye isivumelwano ngoku-rekhodwa: Ngiyavuma ukuthi irekhodwa ingane yami
kulezizinxoxo ukuze kutholwe imiphumelo. Ngiyaqonda ukuthi ngeke kukhishwe imininigwane yengane yami, nokuthi imininingwane yengane yami izofihlakala kwimbhalo, nakokunye ngaphambilini, futhi ngeke ifunwe kumina noma ingane yami.
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Signature yomzali usuku
Cela wazi ukuthi UMZALI kuphela onelungelo lokuvumela ingane ukuthi ibe yinxgenye yalesisifundo.