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Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval Request Form

For Research with Human Participants

Title of research: A Reflection on Diversity at Kennesaw State University

Date research will begin: July 1, 2007 Expected completion date: September 30, 2008

If proposal is for external funding: Agency: N/A Deadline:

You agree that you have read the University's "Assurance of Compliance with HHS Regulations for

the Protection of Human Research Participants" (/irb/) and

agree to provide for the protection of the rights and welfare of the participants that participate in

this research as outlined in the Assurance. You also agree to submit any significant changes in the

procedures of your project to the IRB for prior approval. YES

Name of Investigator(s): Sarah Robbins and Jorge Pérez

Department (include mail drop #): Office of the President (0101)

Student Faculty Other (please describe)

Phone: 3545 Date: June 5, 2007 Email: *********************

FOR RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY STUDENTS OR NON-FACULTY STAFF: This research

involving human participants, if approved, will be under the direct supervision of the following

faculty advisor:

Faculty Advisor: N/A

Department (include mail drop #):

Phone: Date: Email:

1. Have you submitted research on this topic to the IRB previously? Yes No

If yes, list the date, title, name of investigator, and study number, if known:

2. Description of research

a. Purpose of research: The purpose of this research is to explore diversity at Kennesaw State

University. The study will examine diversity along four dimensions: 1) access, success and

retention, 2) campus climate, 3) education and scholarship, and 4) institutional structures

and resources. Two primary areas of focus will be family and work life balance, and

recruitment and retention of underrepresented minorities.

b. Nature of data to be collected: Demographic data, responses to Likert scaled statements

(quantitative), answers to open-ended questions (qualitative), and existing institutional data.

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c. Data collection procedures: The initial stage of the research will be limited to qualitative data

obtained via four focus group sessions: two with faculty and two with staff. Focus group

sessions will be videotaped and audiotaped (see consent form below). A review of the

literature will be undertaken, and existing institutional research will be obtained. Surveys

will be administered via Survey Monkey.

d. Instruments to be used: Draft scripts that moderators will follow in the focus group sessions

appear below. (Since focus group discussions are open-ended, the order of questions may

change somewhat, and facilitators may need to ask follow-up questions for clarification.) A

subsequent survey will depend upon the outcome of the institution’s application for a grant

from the Sloan Foundation. If the grant is awarded, we will administer the instrument

provided by Sloan. Otherwise, a survey instrument will be developed by the researchers in

collaboration with KSU colleagues, the Burruss Institute, and external sources. When it is

finalized, the researchers will append the survey instrument to this application for IRB

approval.

e. Method of selection/recruitment of participants: All faculty and staff will be invited to

participate in this research via email (see draft invitation below). If too few volunteers sign

up, or if there is a clear imbalance in the volunteer group (e.g., all women or all men) for a

particular session, then individual invitations to participate may be issued.

f. Participant age range: 25 to 70 Number: approximately 24 in focus groups, total; 2000 or

more in surveys

Sex: approximately 50/50 Female/Male as a target (Note: Researchers cannot control return

rate on surveys, so an imbalance may occur.)

g. Incentives, follow-ups, compensation to be used: Participants will not be compensated, and

non-participants will not be penalized.

3. Risk. Describe in detail any psychological, social, legal, economic or physical risk that might occur to

participants. Note that all research entails some level of risk, though perhaps minimal.

No known risk Risks include:

4. Benefit. University policy requires that risk from participation be outweighed by potential benefits to

participants and/or humankind in general.

a. Identify benefits to participants resulting from this research: 1) Insights into and subsequent

improvement of KSU’s campus climate, an academic environment in which participants are

stakeholders. 2) Enhanced understanding of the resources and benefits available to

underrepresented minorities and individuals with special family needs.

b. Identify benefits to humankind in general resulting from this research: New knowledge about the

dimensionality of diversity, an oft-studied and complex construct.

5. What is the consent process to be followed in this study? All studies must include informed consent.

Consent may require signature as seen in the sample consent form

(/irb/sample_), or may simply require that participants be informed

as seen in the sample cover letter (/irb/sample_cover_). Include

form(s) to be used. If deception is necessary, please justify and describe, and submit debriefing

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