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School Life Survey Disclaimer:<br />

You may use this instrument for the purpose of<br />

conducting school surveys, prevention, intervention,<br />

<strong>and</strong> other kinds of anti-bullying work, as well as for<br />

research. The usual rules of research ethics need to<br />

be observed, <strong>and</strong> the researchers are expected to<br />

explicitly cite the source in all publications.<br />

For the advancement of knowledge, the instrument<br />

authors would also like to receive information about<br />

studies conducted using this instrument.<br />

The School Life Survey (SLS) provides a new<br />

procedure for measuring school bullying <strong>and</strong><br />

victimization, <strong>and</strong> at this stage, it remains<br />

largely experimental in nature. Its properties,<br />

administration, <strong>and</strong> limitations are detailed in<br />

Chan’s (2002) unpublished doctoral dissertation<br />

(Psychology Department, University of Hull, UK).<br />

However, it was not intended for public use, <strong>and</strong><br />

a test manual or interpretive guide has not been<br />

compiled to assist those who might be interested in<br />

using it.<br />

Anyone choosing to use the School Life Survey<br />

in its current form, therefore, assumes sole<br />

responsibilities for its use <strong>and</strong> application.<br />

Users should be familiar with the St<strong>and</strong>ards for<br />

Educational <strong>and</strong> Psychological Testing (APA,<br />

1999) <strong>and</strong> are reminded of the need to adhere to<br />

the ethical st<strong>and</strong>ards pertaining to research with<br />

human participants (e.g., APA Ethical Principles<br />

of Psychologists <strong>and</strong> Code of Conduct, 2002), as<br />

well as compliance with local laws <strong>and</strong> regulations<br />

governing the use of the knowledge <strong>and</strong> data<br />

collected using the instrument.<br />

The precautions <strong>and</strong> ethical issues in relation<br />

to conducting non-anonymous surveys were<br />

addressed in Chan’s original unpublished<br />

doctoral dissertation:<br />

Chan, H. F. J. (2002). The School Life Survey –<br />

A new instrument for measuring bullying <strong>and</strong><br />

victimization. Unpublished doctoral dissertation,<br />

University of Hull, UK.<br />

Some of these issues <strong>and</strong> ethical dilemmas were<br />

discussed in the following article:<br />

Chan, H. F. J., & Rauenbusch, F. (2004). Bullies <strong>and</strong><br />

victims now have a name <strong>and</strong> a face. The bully<br />

issue. Orbit Magazine, 34, 18–21.<br />

Developer’s Contact Information<br />

John H. F. Chan, PhD<br />

Psychological Services<br />

Toronto Catholic District School Board<br />

80 Sheppard Avenue East<br />

Toronto, ON, M2N 6E8, Canada<br />

Tel: 416-222-8282<br />

john.chan@tcdsb.org<br />

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