The above spider diagrams show who is effected during my enquiries.
How to be Ethical?
Teacher- Appreciete they are busy and being generous with their time and allow them to be anonomous if feeding back using a survey. If feeding back using a focus group make sure you hear their individual voices and acknowledge their experiences. Don't be bias and understand non-engagement in all forms of feedback.
Students- Must ensure the students realise they wont be punished if they don't take part and dont engage. Make all students aware that no opinion is the wrong answer. Surveys may be more responsive if anonomous. Give the students an "other comments" box. Don't judge and welcome all feedback and comments.
Parents- Be patient and understanding. Don't patronise, respect what they are saying even though education may not be their profession. Try to keep emotion and personal experiences seperate and encourage parents to see outside the box and have a more general approach.
Hi Nina,
ReplyDeleteI agree that we must show our appreciation when people have taken time to take part in our research - it is important that everyone taking part in a focus group feels valued. Young people are sensitive about feeling undervalued, especially around their peers.
Are you creating two different surveys, one for adults and another for students? In the past I have found that using the same survey for students and adults to be difficult. A question may be worded in such a way that a young person finds it hard to understand or too simply that an adult may find it patronising.
If a question is worded at a level that is too difficult for a young person you may need to be available to explain it or, in the worst case, it may go unanswered.
I agree that we need to be patient and understanding towards parents. This is something I will need to bare in mind as the parents of the young people attending my school often have learning difficulties.