Question 1

Can anyone read my answers?

Accepted Answer

No. Your answers are stored in a secure database that can only be accessed by project adminstrators.
Your answers only become available to researchers after they have been anonymised.

Question 2

How do I get my answers removed from the database?

Accepted Answer

Please use the button below to ask for your answers to be removed.

Question 3

Can I get a copy of my answers?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can save or print your answers once you have completed the survey. After you press "submit" select the option "My responses" to download or print a .pdf.

Question 4

Can I save my answers as I go along?

Accepted Answer

You can and should save your answers as work through the survey.

Question 5

Can I go back and change my answers?

Accepted Answer

You can move through the survey with the “previous” and “next” buttons at the bottom of every page. 
To change a text answer simply delete what you have written and type your new answer.

You can change anything until you press the "submit" button at the end of the survey. Once you have submitted you cannot change your answer but you can contact 2gensurvey@gmail.com to ask to have your answers deleted and complete a new survey.

Question 6

How will the information gathered by this survey be used?

Accepted Answer

Once the survey is closed to new submissions, all personal information will be removed before the information is placed in a secure, open-access university repository. 
The intention is that the information will be available to inform our understanding of the impact and consequences of descending from a victim of national socialism. Examples of potential use might include: analysis and summary of information, case studies, academic research publications/presentations, information for chapter or book. Text may be quoted provided it falls under the “fair use” rules.

Question 7

Can I use the questions in this survey in another survey?

Accepted Answer

This survey itself is distributed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Question 8

What is experience and expertise of the researcher carrying out this survey?

Accepted Answer

I am an independent researcher with a wide range of experience including: bioscience research, e-learning, information literacy and Holocaust studies – for further details please visit https://tinyurl.com/3m2shawf 
A range of individuals and institutions have also generously contributed to the construction of this survey providing questions, topics and critiquing early versions of the survey and supporting information.

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