When research is done with people, they must give their consent or permission in writing. This does not mean that the research will harm you. It does mean that you have been told about the research. As a student of the university, I must get your consent in writing.

The research is part of my work as a student. I want to look at the way adults learn in the Skills to Go! program. The program is different from many because it has three places where you learn: the coffee shop, the classroom and a job placement.

This research is not a test of you, your teacher or your class. The research is a chance to talk about learning and the way you learn. Your ideas will help me better understand learning in the Skills to Go! program.

When I do my research, many things will happen.

• I may be in each part of the Skills to Go! program—the classroom, the coffee shop and your job placement—to see how you, the other students and teachers learn together. I will only go to your job placement if that is okay with you, the employer and the teacher.
• I will interview you after I see you in the classroom, the coffee shop and your job placement. Each of the three interviews will be about 30 minutes long, and they will be taped. The interviews will be at a time and place that we agree on. After the interviews, I will write your words in a story.
• You will be asked to read or listen to the story of your interviews about one month later. You can make any changes you want.