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Forming A Research Problem Disaffected Students Within Manchester, England. ...

FORMING A RESEARCH PROBLEM DISAFFECTED STUDENTS WITHIN MANCHESTER, ENGLAND.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH TOPIC
In order to produce an effective research proposal it is necessary to begin with an exploration of the issues that surround the topic that will provide the basis for the investigation. What does the word disaffected mean? In a general sense, it means dissatisfied or discontented. Clearly there is an underlying theme of negativity. Young people can be dissatisfied with a few or many aspects of their lives. This can extend across a number of areas growing up, relationships, school work, friendships, parents, home environment and so on.
Dissatisfied Versus Disaffected
There is an implicit timescale difference between someone being dissatisfied and becoming disaffected. We can all be dissatisfied with some aspect of our lives at some point. On most occasions we are likely to either develop coping strategies or find solutions to deal with or cure the cause of our dissatisfaction. This implies that we are dealing with a short time period. The actual specification of time depends upon each individual and the nature of the problem that confronts them.
Until we have dealt with our area of negativity our discontent will be manifested in our emotional state. For example, we may be lethargic, difficult to deal with, have a tendency to over react to everyday situations and so on. Failure to deal with the source of our dissatisfaction is likely to have a more pronounced effect on our behaviour, outlook and emotional state.
Impact On Behaviour
Short term dissatisfaction can descend into long term disaffection. Disaffection implies alienation i.e. a radical displacement of our perceived normal behaviour. Thus for someone who is disaffected with their employment we would expect a lax approach towards completing everyday routine tasks, a rise in arriving late for work, increased absenteeism and periods of sickness.
In such circumstances it is likely that the person in question would ultimately be disciplined and in extreme circumstances would be dismissed. If we can now switch attention to school pupils we can apply the same logic. Thus we would witness an increase in unacceptable behaviour in the classroom, a higher rate of absenteeism, a rise in the use of stiffer disciplinary sanctions (e.g. expulsions) and so on. It is important to recognise that the actions of disaffected students will not be limited to their behaviour within school.
Drug and alcohol abuse, anti-social behaviour, criminal activities etc also play a part in the lives of the most disaffected school pupils. Failure to identify and address the underlying issues which cause dissatisfaction and in the longer term, disaffection and alienation, in the lives in young people is a recipe for disaster. As they will not become law abiding and morally responsible adults.


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