Parental consent in school research and the Brazilian law

Authors

  • Ana Carina Stelko Pereira Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Lúcia Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Williams Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Felipe Perito de Bem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v16i1.20922

Keywords:

parental consent, research involving students, scientific ethical committees

Abstract

One difficulty about research involving students is to obtain their parental consent. This paper analyzes types of parental consent used in research with students and reviews legal arguments on these issues. The Active Consent Term (ACT) means that one caretaker signs a document authorizing the child´s participation. The use of this Consent Form may reduce the number of research participants, diminishing sample randomization and, thus, raising the study´s cost. In contrast, in the Passive Consent Term if parents do not accept their children`s participation, they send researchers their signature expressing non-authorization. Brazilian law only authorizes ACT, because parents have the responsibility to decide what is best for their children. Future studies should discuss ethical implications of both terms´ usage.

 

Keywords: parental consent; research involving students; scientific ethical committees.

Author Biographies

Ana Carina Stelko Pereira, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Psicóloga, Mestre em Educação Especial e Doutoranda pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). Bolsista de doutorado da FAPESP.

Lúcia Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Williams, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Doutora em Psicologia Experimental (USP), Mestre em Psicologia (Universidade de Manitoba, Canadá), Professora Titular do Departamento de Psicologia da UFSCAR e Coordenadora do Laboratório de Análise e Prevenção da Violência (LAPREV).

Felipe Perito de Bem

advogado graduado pela Universidade Federal do Paraná.

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Stelko Pereira, A. C., Williams, L. C. de A., & de Bem, F. P. (2012). Parental consent in school research and the Brazilian law. Interação Em Psicologia, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v16i1.20922

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2012)

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