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Appendix A-7 Additional Requirements for Department of Education (USED) Research

  1. Each school at which the research is conducted must provide an assurance that they comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA).
  2. Provide a copy of all surveys and instructional material used in the research. Upon request, parents of children[1] involved in the research[2] must be able to inspect these materials.
  3. The school in which the research is being conducted must have policies regarding the administration of physical examinations or screenings that the school may administer to students.
  4. Research or experimentation program or project means any program or project in any research that is designed to explore or develop new or unproven teaching methods or techniques.
  5. Children are persons enrolled in research not above the elementary or secondary education level, who have not reached the age or majority as determined under state law.
  6. Other specific requirements of the US Department of Education (USED) Research can be found in the “Additional Requirements for Department of Education (USED) Research” section in the IRB’s “WORKSHEET: Additional Federal Agency Criteria (HRP-318).”
  7. “WORKSHEET: FERPA Compliance (HRP-331)” provides guidance for the research community and support for the FERPA officer in determining whether personally identifiable information can be released from student educational records, student records, or personal education information from an education program.  Education Program is defined as: any program principally engaged in the provision of education, including, but not limited to, early childhood education, elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, special education, job training, career and technical education, and adult education.

 

 

[1] Children are persons enrolled in research not above the elementary or secondary education level, who have not reached the age or majority as determined under state law.

[2] Research or experimentation program or project means any program or project in any research that is designed to explore or develop new or unproven teaching methods or techniques.