voluntary participation
Joining by choice
Voluntary participation means joining an activity or study by choice, without coercion or pressure.
The term appears frequently in research ethics, where subjects must consent freely: Voluntary participation is a cornerstone of ethical experimentation.
It also applies to programs, surveys, or events where attendance isn't mandatory: The workshop relies on voluntary participation.
- community involvementActive participation in local affairs
- choiceAct of selecting
- agencyPower to act
- informed consentPermission given with understanding
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
personal choice · no strings attached · intrinsic motivation · consent · good faith · personal values · willingness · collaboration · freedom · human rights · clinical trials · interest · opt-in · sign-up sheet · open enrollment · joining in · transparency · public service
- research ethicsresearch ethics, bioethics, ethics board, ethics training, fabrication
- restorative justicerestorative justice, healing circle, restorative practices, healing circles, peacemaking
voluntary participationconscription
Mandatory military enrollment
compulsion · coercion · forced labor · impressment · press-ganging
voluntary participationcompulsory attendance
Required participation by rule
compulsory service · legal obligation · civic duty · compulsory education · jury duty
voluntary participationconscription
Mandatory military enrollment
compulsory military service · mandatory service · compulsory education · jury duty · legal mandate
voluntary, participation, volunteer, volunteered, volunteering, voluntarily, voluntariness, involuntary, involuntarily