'passive participation' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when referring to a person or a group's lack of engagement in an activity. For example, "The students displayed passive participation during the lecture."
Parents could consent to (1) active participation in the complete research protocol, including two home visits, (2) active participation by filling in questionnaires but not by participating in home visits, or (3) passive participation by allowing the researchers to gather information from the midwife and National Health Care Centres, but without home visits or filling in questionnaires.
On the other hand, the students also shared their reasons for passive participation in the Facebook group, among which the most salient was unfamiliarity among participants.
The people responsible for the violence depend on the "passive participation" of those who tolerate it.
The protocol reduces overhead and conserves power by using passive participation.
Buckley notes that, despite rhetoric of mutual benefit, China has generally taken the lead in designing and implementing agriculture projects, with only passive participation from African partners.
Few recreations require architecture until they become institutionalized and must provide for both active and passive participation (athletic events, dramatic, musical performances, etc).
Patients' participation ranged from being the key actor, to sharing the responsibility with healthcare professional(s), to being passive participants.
Our results are at best indicative for current practice., The focus of our study was the use of results of research on patient preferences (passive patient participation) and not on other forms of (active) patient participation (e.g. membership of CPG development group).
Whether you prefer active or passive consumer participation, you're still getting exactly the experience you want.
In this paper, load control methods, demand response (DR) and demand-side management (DSM), are related to active (DR) and passive (DSM) participation of customers.
Hence, no association was observed between GPs' attitudes and whether or not the women were more likely to call and cancel their appointment (active non-participation) or not to show up (passive non-participation).
