IRB for My Pilot Study
Effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) on Classroom Communication in Immigrant Children
IRB PROPOSAL
This study will compare the communication of immigrant children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in classroom with immigrant children who do not have PTSD. Immigrant children are a vulnerable population thus the focus of this research and they are often at high risk of post-traumatic stress disorder from their experience in their origin Fawzi et al., 2009.
This study seeks to describe the differences in how English as a second language (ESL) immigrant with PTSD communicate compared to ESL immigrants without PTSD. The study participants who will be 3rd and 4th grade students will be interviewed in public schools in Seattle.
Potential benefits of this study include:
Understanding the communication needs of ESL immigrant students with PTSD to enable them to cope with classroom situations like other normal students;
Correlating these observed communication needs and differences with the performance of these children in school; and Identifying patterns in communication between immigrant students with PTSD and those without PTSD to identify communication difficulties
Participation in this study is voluntary and no student will participate without his or her parent providing consent. The researcher will work with the student to identify the best time to interview without interfering with the class schedule of the student to make sure the student is as comfortable as possible.
Statement of purpose and background
The purpose of this study is to gain an in-depth understanding of the differences in communication between ESL children affected by PTSD and those who are not affected by PTSD. The intention of the research is to identify patterns such as physical movements, verbal information and other nonverbal cues that these students use in order to...
This communication style will then enable me to define the needs of each group.
The study describes in this proposal will be used as part of a thesis.
Subjects
Subject characteristics
The participants of this study will be 3rd and 4th grade students from one public school in Seattle. They will be ESL immigrants with PTSD or ESL immigrants without PTSD symptoms. The researcher may also consider interviewing the teachers and psychologists in this school to triangulate the results Agbenyega, 2009()
Selection criteria
The subjects of this study will be chosen purposively because they are members of 3rd or 4th grade and must be ESL immigrants with or without PTSD symptoms. All students who meet these criteria will be invited to participate.
Special populations
This study includes children under the age of 18.
Recruitment source
The students will be recruited from one public school in Seattle. A letter of consent from the principal of the chosen school is attached to this proposal.
Recruitment methods
The researcher will recruit the study participants based on the recruitment or selection criteria previously defined.
Informed consent process
The parents of all children meeting the inclusion or selection criteria will receive a letter of consent that provides information about the study objectives, interview guide, and information about the confidentiality of results. A copy of this letter is attached with this proposal.
Study location
The researcher, with the help of the principal or teachers at the school, will identify an English language classroom in the school to be used for the interviews. The main reason for this is to ensure the students are comfortable with the location of the interview and they are able to provide confident responses Bengtsson-Tops &…
