Evaluators Prefer to Have Informed Consent from All Participants in an Evaluation

question 30

Multiple Choice

Evaluators prefer to have informed consent from all participants in an evaluation. When a full description of the program groups (for example, innovative program and control groups) threatens to undermine the internal validity of the evaluation, a good way to decide if full
disclosure is necessary is to

• A) ask the major stakeholders what is the best procedure.
• B) argue that a valid evaluation is more important than program participants having full information.
• C) consider the cost to the participants of each group if they did not have such information.
• D) insist that full disclosure is always required.

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Definitions:

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