Social issues affecting students and schools

Part 2Date Friday, Octuber 28, 2016

Things to be presented in the second term1. Preliminary information about the project2. Inquiry about the social issue identified3. Analysis of information collected4. Conclusions5. An idea of a solution to the problem

Preliminary informationTitle of the projectName of the school where the project is being focused onQuestion e.g. How can teachers help students to prevent teen pregnancy?General objective e.g. To identify the principal reasons why teenagers have early pregnancies at Col. Tecnológico de Bosa

Inquiry about the social issuePrevious studiesFind a relevant research study that has already been done regarding the social issue you have identified at school.

Identify the problem that was investigated and the principal findings and conclusions of the study as well.

Inquiry about the social issueData collectionGather information about the problem by using one of these techniques and instruments:InterviewsFocus groups Documentary evidencePupil diariesVideotapesAudiotape recordings Questionnaires and pupil drawings.

Basic analysis of the informationBasic analysis of "qualitative" information(Respondents' verbal answers in interviews, focus groups, or written commentary on questionnaires):

1. Read through all the data.2. Organize comments into similar categories, e.g., concerns, suggestions, strengths, weaknesses, similar experiences, program inputs, recommendations, outputs, outcome indicators, etc.3. Label the categories or themes, e.g., concerns, suggestions, etc.4. Attempt to identify patterns, or associations and causal relationships in the themes, e.g., all people who attended programs in the evening had similar concerns, most people came from the same geographic area, most people were in the same salary range, what processes or events respondents experience during the program, etc5. Set the most important conclusions based on your analysis.

Conclusions and solutionWrite the most important conclusions based on your analysis.

Then, write an idea of how the school should deal with the social issue.