Higher education system governance: an exploratory study of presidential decision making in the kentucky community and technical college system

Appendix A UK IRB Approval

Appendix B


UK IRB Approval of Modification Request

Appendix C KCTCS HSRB Approval

Appendix D

Initial Participant Solicitation Email

To:
From:

Subject: Your participation in a KCTCS exploratory study Hello,
You are invited to participant in an exploratory study of presidential decision making in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. The system president and all college presidents are being solicited to participate in this study. You are being invited to take part in this study because you serve as either the system president or a college president in the system.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the location of decision making in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System and further explore how presidents negotiate shared decision making between the system and individual colleges in certain areas.

Data will be collected in two sequential phases. You are being asked to participate in one or both phases of the study. Phase One includes completing an online survey. Phase Two includes completing an interview with the researcher. Also, presidents participating in Phase Two will be asked to share documents relevant to the study.

Your participation in this study would be confidential. While publication or presentation of the results of this study will include the name of the system, you would not be personally identified. All results from this study will be reported in aggregate and coded using pseudonyms. There is a risk that participants could be re-identified based on information that may be used in publication.

Attached to this email is the participation form that provides additional details about the study. If you choose to participate in this study, and I do hope that you will, please complete and submit the attached form by Friday, May 6. You will select one option for your participation, save the completed document, and then reply to this email with the completed document as a new attachment.

If you choose to decline participation in this study, please complete and submit the attached form by Monday, March 7. You will select that you decline participation, save the completed document, and then reply to this email with the completed document as a new attachment. If you decline participation, you will not receive further communication about this study.

If you have any questions about this study or your participation, please contact me by email at [e-mail] or by phone at 850-712-6320.

Sincerely,