Why is informed consent such a tricky issue in program evaluation?
A) Participants often feel a subtle coercion to consent to an evaluation because they are receiving services through the program.
B) Most of the people served by such programs would not be legally able to give consent.
C) In general, the program evaluator could not give the participants sufficient information for informed consent without jeopardizing the validity of the evaluation.
D) All of the above
Answer: A
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