Rendering rails output - ruby-on-rails

Question

I am trying to set up my simple form outputs in my Rails 4 app.
I have a project model, a scope model and a participant model.
Participant belongs to scope. Scope belongs to Project.
The participant model has two attributes - one for 'location_specific', which is a boolean and one for 'location' which is a string.
If location_specific is true, then I want to output the location that is required.
In my participants show partial, I have:
<div class="datasubtextq">Location:
<span class="datasubtext">
<% if #project.scope.participant.location_specific == true %>
<%= #project.scope.participant.location %>
<% else %>
<%= render :text => "Remote participation" %>
<% end %>
</span>
</div>
In my form, I have:
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-3 col-md-offset-1">
<%= f.label 'Can participants participate remotely?', :class => 'question-project' %>
</div>
<div class="col-md-7">
<%= par.collection_radio_buttons :location_specific, [[true, ' Yes'], [false, ' No']], :first, :last, {:item_wrapper_class => 'fixradio'}, {:class => "response-project"} %>
</div>
</div>
<div id="requiredlocation">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-3 col-md-offset-1">
<%= f.label 'Select participation location', :class => 'question-project' %>
</div>
<div class="col-md-7">
<div class="response-project">
<%= par.select :location,
options_for_select(["New York", "Boston", "Florida"]),
label: 'Where will participants take part in this project?',
prompt: "Choose one",
class: 'response-project' %>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
My problem is that each time I try this, I get the 'remote participation alternative. The City option is not displaying as it should. Any ideas on what I've done wrong?
Thank you