The Toronto District School Board’s Research and Development Department reviews requests for research related data from external individuals and/or organizations. Please see below for further information:
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Data requests will be accepted based on the purpose of the research, availability of the data, the relevance to the TDSB, and the overall goal that the research will ultimately aid in efforts to improve education, or efforts to improve the general well-being of students, teachers, parents, schools, and the community at large.
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To organize workload and the timing of the availability of data, requests will be reviewed twice a school year – in October and February.
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Research Ethics Board (REB) approval from the sponsoring institution is required before the sending of requested data.
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Please email research@tdsb.on.ca to request a data request form.
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Upon approval, the requestor is required to complete and sign a data sharing agreement.