truebluegirl

Hello Czari: Thank you so much for your compliments regarding the thesis. It was quite the journey, but one that I enjoyed immensely! I appreciate your comments regarding the recruitment notice. This type of notice, if vetted through the proper channels (i.e. ethical review boards) should be commonplace. However, from your comments, it sounds like my posting is more the exception than the rule! That is quite scary! I do appreciate your comments, and will be sure to pass them along to my thesis supervisor; I'm certain he'll appreciate your feedback as well. Take good care! Nancy (aka truebluegirl)

Hi all, Yes, the research study is over and published. The full Masters thesis can be read here:http://hdl.handle.net/10791/30 Thank you for your interest in the study; it was a phenomenal experience! Thank you, Nancy

Still looking for 20 participants. It'll take approximately 10-15 minutes of your time, and you get a free personality assessment, valued at $30CDN. Please email me if you have any questions Thank you, Nancy

Thank you so much for the wonderful support so far! :matte-motes-big-grin: I'm still looking for a number of participants; it'll take 15 minutes of your time; maximum...and you'll help better educators understand how to make Second LIfe a better place. :matte-motes-grin: Thank you again! Nancy

RECRUITMENT NOTICE RE: Invitation to Participate in a Research Study about Virtual Worlds and Personality Type Participants are using virtual worlds such as Second Life ™ for a variety of different educational and communication uses. Although there has been considerable research undertaken about virtual worlds this is not the case about the users who choose to utilize them. In particular, there is a gap in research literature about the personality types of Second Life™ residents. As partial fulfillment of a Master in Counselling Degree, an exploratory study of the personality types of Second Life™ residents is being undertaken; specifically, a quantitative analysis using the Majors PTI™ personality assessment tool, to examine if there are over-representations of particular personality type preferences. This project has received Athabasca University’s full ethics approval. The criteria to participate in this study are as follows: • Have participated in Second Life™ within the last month, for at least a total of 1 hour; • Are 18 years of age or older; and • Are willing to volunteer 20-30 minutes of your time. Participant confidentiality will be maintained throughout the study. All electronic, paper, and related documents will be securely stored and will be destroyed on December 31, 2017. Career Life/Skills Resources have generously donated the Majors PTI™ assessments being used in this study. As a condition of the donation, the assessment data will be released to them. The data will not contain any self-identifying characteristics. Please visit the in-world landing location at: http://bit.ly/SCygON If you have any questions about the research study, please e-mail Nancy Tavares-Jones at her internal Graduate Centre for Applied Psychology (“GCAP”) e-mail address (nancy.tavares-jones@gcap.ca) or her external e-mail address (nancytj@gmail.com) by November 30, 2012. Sincerely, Primary Researcher: Research Supervisor: Nancy Tavares-Jones, B.Sc. Dr. Paul Jerry, R.Psych. Master of Counselling Student Associate Professor & Director of Graduate Centre of Applied Psychology Graduate Centre of Applied Psychology Athabasca University Athabasca University