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important if a participant experiences adverse effects as a result of taking part in the study.
7. Reimburse the agency or program for any outstanding costs incurred in photocopying or
shipping hard-copy agency documents to the researcher, if it is a hardship for a program to cover
these costs.
8. Ensure that any documents borrowed from an agency are returned to the agency, in good
condition, no later than October 31, 2010 (and earlier, as requested).
9. Reimburse study participants for expenses incurred due to their participation in the
study, within the following limits:
o long-distance phone calls, made to the researcher only (pre-approval not required).
o expenses such as child care or interpretation during the interviews (These expenses will be
covered on a pre-approved basis only).
Please note: Documentation must be forwarded to the researcher in order to be
reimbursed (original receipts, invoices, photocopy of telephone bill).
10. Provide an Executive Summary of the study findings (electronic version) to the agency,
and to each study participant who wishes to have a copy.
11. If the agency wishes, provide a copy of the full thesis (PDF format) to the agency.
Maura K. Donovan
_____________________ __________________________ __________________
Researcher name Signature Date
_____________________ __________________________ __________________
Thesis supervisor’s name Signature Date
Sent to the agency by ____ fax or ____ post or ____ email (scanned) on (date) ______ , 2010.
On behalf of the agency and the home visiting program:
________________ ____________________ _________________ _________
Name (printed) Position within agency Signature Date
Returned to the researcher by __ fax or __ post or __ email (scanned) on (date) ____, 2010.
Post: Maura Donovan, c/o Dr. Judy MacDonald, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University,
6414 Coburg Rd., Halifax, NS, Canada B3H 2A7
Facsimile: (902) 470-7153 – [include all 4 pages of M.O.U. (this document) in fax. On cover page,
indicate contact name and telephone number in case of problems with the transmission].
Email: mdonovan@dal.ca
Questions/concerns? Please phone Maura Donovan at: (902) 463-7149 (reverse the charges)
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