Ravalier PhD Theis.pdf - Anglia Ruskin Research Online

What are the possible benefits of my taking part
You will be contributing to an evaluation and improvement of some of your team’s
working practices that are likely to contribute to well-being and effective working.
What are the risks involved in taking part
There are no real risks to your taking place in this interview stage. Your
comments will be kept anonymously, and you will be offered the chance to read
through Jermaine Ravalier’s analysis of the interview once this has been done. If
at this stage you are unhappy with any part of the interview, you may remove
these comments without penalty.
Will my taking part in the study be kept confidential
The identities of interviewees will be held securely in a locked filing cabinet at
Anglia Ruskin University. Only the lead researcher will have access to the
information. All files or working materials from the project will be anonymised.
Information from interviews will be recorded by Jermaine Ravalier using field
notes and a digital recorder. Anonymity will be ensured by making certain that
views expressed cannot be traced back to any one person within the notes and
transcripts, other than a code for use in analysis of the discussion by the lead
researcher. In the unlikely event that the contribution of an individual is noted,
perhaps because that person’s specific role in the organisation is of particular
relevance to an issue under discussion, then this will be by pseudonym only.
No participants will be named in reports arising from the interviews.
What will happen to the results of the study
The aim of the interview is to give participants the chance to comment further on
previous results. The results of the interviews will be combined with the data
from a Focus Group phase, and a final report shall be placed onto the [name of
organisational intranet]. It is also intended that the findings will be a part of
Jermaine Ravalier’s thesis as a PhD student at Anglia Ruskin University, and may
therefore be published in an academic forum. No participants will be identifiable
in any dissemination
Who is funding the research
The research is funded by Anglia Ruskin University.
Who has reviewed the study
The project has been scrutinised and reviewed by the faculty’s research degrees
committee, a body of senior researchers. The chief executive of the organisation
and your executive director have both been consulted in the process.
Thank you for reading this information sheet. If you agree to take part, you will
be asked to sign the attached consent sheet.