Information sheet for participants March 2016 Victoria Legal research Aid’s What is the research about? The research is about whether legal education helps young people. What do I have to do to be part of the research? Being part of the research will mean chatting to us and answering some questions. We will ask you questions three times in interviews for about 30 minutes each time. – You can choose to have a support person with you in the interviews. How do I say yes? Sign a consent form and ask your parent or guardian to sign a consent form to say that: you want to be part of the research you can come to three interviews. Think about if you want to be part of the research. Talk to your parents, your teacher and your friends about it if you like. Can I change my mind about being part of the research? Yes, you can decide to stop being part of the research any time just by telling us. You can stop during any of the interviews if you want to. We will not use information about you in our report if you decide to stop helping. Will being part of the research affect my marks at school? No. The research is not part of what happens at school and your teacher will not be at the interview or see your answers. Being part of the research, or choosing to stop, will not affect anything else that happens at school and your teacher will not give you a mark for it How will my information be used? We will write a report that will be published on legal aid's website. We will also make a summary in a similar style to this information sheet and send it to you.
Information sheet for participants March 2016 Victoria Legal Aid’s research What is the research about? The research is about whether legal education helps young people. What do I have to do to be part of the research? Being part of the research will mean chatting to us and answering some questions. We will ask you questions three times in interviews – for about 30 minutes each time. You can choose to have a support person with you in the interviews. How do I say yes? Sign a consent form and ask your parent or guardian to sign a consent form to say that: you want to be part of the research you can come to three interviews. Think about if you want to be part of the research. Talk to your parents, your teacher and your friends about it if you like. Can I change my mind about being part of the research? Yes, you can decide to stop being part of the research any time just by telling us. You can stop during any of the interviews if you want to. We will not use information about you in our report if you decide to stop helping. Will being part of the research affect my marks at school? No. The research is not part of what happens at school and your teacher will not be at the interview or see your answers. Being part of the research, or choosing to stop, will not affect anything else that happens at school and your teacher will not give you a mark for it How will my information be used? We will write a report that will be published on legal aid's website. We will also make a summary in a similar style to this information sheet and send it to you.
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