South West England Family Historians Wanted–Dissertation Questionnaire (Ends mid-March)

[TreesAndGenes]

Participant information sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vv30Yv ... sp=sharing

Hello all,

I’m an undergraduate student at North Devon College (partnered with the University of Plymouth) and I’m currently working on my dissertation. I’m looking for amateur family historians in South West England who may be willing to help by completing an anonymous online questionnaire (a link is provided at the end of this post).

My research explores how family historians make decisions when assisting others with genealogical research, particularly when encountering potentially sensitive or unexpected findings. The questionnaire takes around 20 minutes, depending on which questions are relevant to you.

Eligibility

You can take part if you’re an amateur family historian aged 18 or above, and conduct your research primarily in South West England. Additionally, you will have assisted others with family history research for an extended period (such as over multiple hours or sessions) without regular payment, extensive training or advanced qualifications in genealogy.

Further Info

My research proposal has received approval from my college's Higher Education Research Ethics Committee, and please be assured that your responses will remain anonymous. No identifying information about you will appear in the write-up of my dissertation and participation is entirely voluntary.

If you would be willing to take part or let others know who may be interested, the questionnaire can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... 7704549705

Many thanks for your time and consideration–your support would be highly appreciated.

Please don't hesitate to hit reply if you have any questions and I can also contacted at 40000353@petroc.ac.uk (and my supervisor at ruth.maclaren@petroc.ac.uk)

[Northern Lass]

moved to miscellaneous section.