Conditions for the approval of a request bv a student to carry out research in Non-State Schools.

Permission for research in Non-State Schools is subject to the following conditions:

1. Application forms are obtainable from the Customer Care, Education Directorates, Floriana or the Faculty Officer, Faculty of Education, University of Malta, Msida. Requests, on the prescribed application form must be presented well in advance and are to be addressed to:

The Assistant Director (Non-State Schools) within the Quality Assurance Department, Floriana

2. The request form is to be accompanied by a copy of the questionnaire and/or any relevant material intended for use in schools during research work.

3. The original request form, showing the relevant signatures and approval must be presented to the Head of School.

4. All research is carried out at the discretion of the relative Head of School.

5. Researchers are to observe strict confidentiality during their work in schools, especially if the results are to be published.

6. The Quality Assurance Department reserves the right to refuse or withdraw permission to carry out research in Non-State Schools at any time and without prior notice.

7. Students are expected to restrict their research to a minimum of students/teachers/administrators/schools and to make the best use of their time during their visits to non-state schools.

8. The Quality Assurance Department assumes the right to receive a copy of the results/findings of the research work carried out in Non-State Schools. As soon as the research in question is completed, researchers/ students are to forward a copy of their findings to the Assistant Director Non-State Schools.

9. In the case of video recordings, researchers have to obtain prior permission from the Head of School and the teacher of the class concerned. Any adults recognisable in the video are to give their explicit consent on the appropriate consent form. Parents of students recognisable in the video are also to be requested to approve that their charges be video-recorded. Two copies of the consent forms are necessary, one copy is to be deposited with the Head of School and the other copy is to accompany the Request Form for Research in non-State Schools. Once the video recording is completed, one copy of the videotape is to be forwarded to the Head of School. The Quality Assurance Department reserves the right to request another copy.