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Definition of Voluntary Participation
(noun) A requirement in ethical research that participants choose to participate and are not coerced.
Voluntary Participation Pronunciation
Syllabification: vol·un·tar·y par·tic·i·pa·tion
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /vAHl-uhn-tair-ee pahr-tis-uh-pAY-shuhn/
- British English – /vOl-uhn-tuh-ree pah-tis-i-pAY-shuhn/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /ˈvɑləntɛri pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/
- British English – /ˈvɒləntəri pɑːˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/
Usage Note
- Plural: voluntary participations
Additional Information
- Qualitative Research Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
- Quantitative Research Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
- Word origin of “voluntary” and “participation” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
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Cite the Definition of Voluntary Participation
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “voluntary participation.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved April 18, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/voluntary-participation/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
voluntary participation. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/voluntary-participation/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “voluntary participation.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/voluntary-participation/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“voluntary participation.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 18 Apr. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/voluntary-participation/>.