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ty the mdfs mauarch poascl. The pff(icipe4km mfwionsls were giwM Ma
respmsib4ilyofsnmuraging and mindii students to Wke in this study.
EMbl mncems for dueling research in ebdronic cdlaboraliva
envimnmmbl foRw similar guidetinas aa (I& ofofks: to ensure
pmfiassiml mmpaarm, potad the and pmted the pf~k~bn. Each of
meM considmations relates to elecbmic mmmunication: 1) pmtect p4vaey and
pml inlcgm 2) distinguish behueen psnonal and oganizational views; and
3) give credit whom credi is due. R m n i often find that mmkt arises
bbmn giviyl dl and prc&cling macy (Ravtiz. 1997; Sudamalis. 1992).
This iw did not arise in this study due to the anormmo~ nature ofthe derign
ofthepmeess mcdel.
'p'i?el key thnat to OmfdmIiaIItyi is the abiIItyi to link an indil to lhe
amms'(Fowkr. 19%. p. 30). Survays usad in lhk study wsre desipned to
avoid Mi coinlie. The only (wo ijmMiers aaksd ofparlicipms were Ma
peagraphic of Ma patiitipnl and Ihe size of ma* in&-on. Ailhwgh
the nrerrchehar mum asnlity (h insShr(ion b.wd on (hi information. (his
i~warusadolavforthepu~olbackingthesu~eyretM~and
recomacbiwl the mn-mapondas wilh frily reminden. The m nMeWi of
weh in-n was respected thmughout (he cmass ofmis study. I- of
he in- or their shdents ware not mvealed in any part ofthis sudy.
All pa~pnts were asked lo mad an intmdudary statsmnl, which
saved aa the anam fonn. mis -of intmduction waa daa'insd wah