Social and Behavioral Research - Research in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools - SBE

If the research is subject to Subpart D, which of the following research activities with children would qualify for an exemption under Category 2 (research that includes educational tests, surveys, interviews, observation)?

Research about aptitude testing

The purpose of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is to:

Provide parents certain rights over their children's educational records.

Which of the following types of information may schools disclose without consent from the parent or student to a researcher at a local university?

Directory information.

If research in a private school is directly funded by the Department of Education, then:

PPRA applies.

Which federal regulation or law governs how researchers can obtain data about subjects' disciplinary status in school from academic records?

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.