Watkins, Karen E.
Sandmann, Lorilee R.
Dailey, Cody Aaron
Li, Beixi
Yang, Sung-Eun
Galen, Robert S.
Sadki, Reda
Funding for this research was provided by:
The Geneva Learning Foundation
Article History
Received: 14 October 2021
Accepted: 23 May 2022
First Online: 2 June 2022
Declarations
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: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained from the University of Georgia Human Research Protection Program [ID: PROJECT00002955<b>,</b> approved 10/15/2020].Informed consent was obtained from all survey and interview respondents. The survey consent statement is found below:
: <i>Information obtained in this study will be kept strictly confidential and anonymous and the data will be stored on a protected site. Data will be reported in aggregate form and retained for five years. Data obtained through this research may be published in a variety of forms and for a variety of audiences related to the nature of the research detailed above. It will not be used for purposes other than those outlined without your permission.</i><i>For a copy of the Geneva learning foundation’s privacy policy, click here: </i>ExternalRef removed<i>If you have any concerns, you may address them to the researchers above or to the Geneva learning foundation at research@learning.foundation.</i><i>Your participation is completely voluntary and you may withdraw at any time.</i><i>Do you consent to participate in this research? [indicate yes or no]</i><i>All methods were performed according to the relevant human subjects protection processes as outlined by the human subjects policy of the University of Georgia </i>ExternalRef removed<i>.</i>
: Not applicable.
: Dr. Karen E. Watkins is one of the founding members of the Board of The Geneva Learning Foundation and Reda Sadki is President of the Geneva Learning Foundation. Since the evaluation approach was collaborative, the interests of the foundation were consulted yet all data were objectively analyzed by rigorous scientific standards and by multiple coders. All coding and analysis was done by the interdisciplinary UGA research team. None of the other authors have competing interests.