Sentences with phrase «consent on a voluntary basis»

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For this project, entire classrooms of students were selected based on (a) voluntary participation of teachers whose schools matched specific urban, suburban, or rural characteristics and were located in one of two major climate zones in the US, and (b) consent forms signed by the students» parents.

Mediation is a voluntary process based on the initial, and ongoing, consent of the parties.

The main purpose of the Act is to amend the Adoption Act 2010 to provide: • that married parents may place a child for adoption, on a voluntary basis, in circumstances where both parents place the child for adoption and where both parents consent to the making of the adoption order; • for revised criteria so that where an application to adopt a child is made in respect of a child who is in the custody of and who has had a home with the applicants for a period of at least 18 months, and where that child's parents have failed in their parental duty towards that child for a continuous period of not less than 36 months, the High Court may dispense with parental consent and authorise the Adoption Authority to make an adoption order in respect of that child; • that the best interests of the child is the paramount consideration in relation to any matter, application or proceedings under the Adoption Act 2010 and that the views of the child shall be ascertained by the Adoption Authority or by the court, as the case may be, and shall be given due weight, having regard to the age and maturity of the child.

First, notwithstanding the high rate of consent to participation (78 %), participation was voluntary and based on parents» consent, so a self - selection bias can not be excluded.