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The 吃瓜黑料网's External Research Review Committee (ERRC) reviews requests from external individuals and/or organizations applying to conduct research in 吃瓜黑料网 schools. This review process ensures that proper procedures and guidelines are followed in conducting research. Once applications have been approved, the final decision to participate rests with individual school principals. Staff, students, and parents also have the right to decide if they wish to participate.

• We have transitioned to an online application form. Please complete the online form and submit final study materials in one pdf through the online form. Hard copy, mailed applications will not be accepted.
• At this point applicants do not need to submit Police Reference Check information. Any acceptance decisions will be conditional upon receipt of Police Reference Check/Vulnerable Sector Screening documentation.
• Above all, the final decision to participate rests with individual school principals. Staff, students, and parents also have the right to decide if they wish to participate.

• Guidelines for conducting research in the 吃瓜黑料网 (pdf)
• Guidelines for conducting research in the 吃瓜黑料网 (MS Word)
• Request to Renew, Extend or Amend an Existing External Research Study (pdf)
• Request to Renew, Extend or Amend an Existing External Research Study (MS Word)

Once you have your听completed ERRC package, please complete the听.

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Common Questions and Answers:
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Does my research need ethics review by the 吃瓜黑料网?

• If you are accessing the 吃瓜黑料网鈥檚 students, staff, and/or families for research purposes, researchers must submit an application form to the External Research Review Committee. This is in addition to researcher鈥檚 own institution鈥檚 Ethics Board.
• Please note, once applications have been approved, the final decision to participate rests with individual school principals. Staff, students, and parents also have the right to decide if they wish to participate.
• This process is noted in the 听(2022), p. 44: "Researchers and REBs should be aware that institutions, organizations or other groups under study may have requirements for allowing access to their sites and to participants, and that some of these may have established mechanisms or guidelines, for instance, school boards, Indigenous communities (Chapter 9), correctional services and community groups."

How do I apply to the 吃瓜黑料网鈥檚 ethics review?

• Download and read through the guidelines.听Combine and merge all necessary documents into one pdf (e.g., final consent forms, final data collection materials, etc.).
• Access the , complete the form and submit your application.
• You will receive a confirmation email when your application has been received.
• Your application will be added to the next ERRC meeting date.
• There is approximately a two-week turnaround time post ERRC meetings dates for a response to applications.

How do I renew or amend my research?

• Please download and complete the renewal/amendment form and email the form to errc@tdsb.on.ca

What do I do if I am a 吃瓜黑料网 employee and am asked to participate in external research?

• If a study has been approved by the 吃瓜黑料网, researchers will have an approval letter. Please ask to see the ERRC approval letter.听 Please note, the final decision to participate in an external research study rests with individual school principals. Staff, students, and parents also have the right to decide if they wish to participate. An ERRC approval letter does not endorse the study, it simply means that the 吃瓜黑料网 has approved the research methods and applicants can move forward with recruiting participants.

Do I require a police reference check to conduct research at the 吃瓜黑料网?

• All research applicants that are entering the school and/or conducting research with students require a vulnerable sector check. Please visit External Researchers, Vulnerable Sector Check听for more information.

Where can I get more information?

• Feel free to contact us at errc@tdsb.on.ca