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Ethics Review

The Faculty of Education Research Ethics Board is a sub-board of the Western University Non-Medical Research Ethics Board (NMREB), and has been delegated to review and approve research of faculty, staff and students at the Faculty of Education and the Department of Music Education that involves no more than minimal risk. For information on delegated review and minimal risk refer to the Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS-2).

If your research involves more than minimal risk to the research participants you must submit your ethics protocol to the Western NMREB.

All research with human participants must conform to the university's guidelines available from the Office of Research Ethics.

For more information, please check our Frequently Asked Questions.

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Forms for Ethics Review at the Faculty of Education

1. Protocol Form for submitting research involving human subjects.
   
   

Protocols are to be submitted electronically to edu-ethics@uwo.ca. Please see these instructions for further information.

• Instructions
• Download form in MS Word format

2. Template of Letter of Information and Consent Form for potential participants.

• Download template in MS Word format

3. Revision form for a previously approved protocol.

• Download template in MS Word format

4. Form (and instructions) to be used for Requesting Research Participants from Either of the Two Local School Boards (TVDSB & LDCSB) - to be completed and submitted with your ethics protocol form and ethics approval form.

• Download form in MS Word format
  
  Thames Valley District School Board - Contact Manager, Research, Assessment & Accountability, Steve Killip
  
  London District Catholic School Board - Contact Research & Evaluation Officer, Terry Spencer (LDCSB Guidelines)
  
  Other London Region School Board information available through the School Board-University Research Exchange

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Guidelines

• 2nd Edition of Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS 2): Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans
• Western's Non-Medical Research Ethics Board Guidelines
• Teachers' Research with Their Own Students - Guidelines
• Research involving human participants as components of Course Work (PDF file)
• Using small identifiable populations (PDF file)
• Avon Maitland District School Board Procedures for External Research
• Kettle and Stony Point First Nation - Policy on Conducting Research
• Ownership, Control, Access and Possession - The principles of OCAP enable self-determination over all research concerning First Nations.

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Tutorials & Webinars

• Introductory Tutorial for 2nd Edition of Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2)
• Education Webinars from the Panel on Research Ethics - Qualitative Research; Research Involving First Nations, Inuit and Metis Peoples of Canada; Scope of Research Ethics Review