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Simply To Say That The Project Will Investigate The Causes Of Disaffection ...

Simply to say that the project will investigate the causes of disaffection amongst school pupils is far too broad. The project will be limited to one school and is concerned with those pupils aged 14 to 16.
M = Measurable As we have already discussed, disaffection can mean a variety of things in different circumstances. In order to evaluate the success of the project, we need a definition of disaffection, which can be quantified. This could be achieved by analysing the disciplinary record of each pupil in the 14 to 16 age range. The pupils with the worst disciplinary (i.e. measured in terms of exclusions, detentions, verbal and written warnings etc.) records could be classified as being disaffected.
Admittedly this is a rough and ready measure but it is a good starting point. Each pupil would be invited to take part in the project. Those who were willing to participate would be interviewed to identify the reasons why they were disaffected. Working with their teachers, each pupil would become actively involved in designing their own personal learning action plan. The purpose of the action plan would be to devise new ways of learning in order to encourage the pupils to work harder and achieve better results.
A = Achievable It is pointless setting objectives, which are unrealistic. As stated, research only delivers the desired outcomes, when all of the relevant stakeholders are involved in the design and delivery of the project. Thus key members of the school's teaching staff would also need to be interviewed in order to find out about their views on disaffected pupils and to gain their participation in helping the pupils devise their personal learning action plans.
The project could possibly also cover encouraging the teachers to carry out their own action research with regard to monitoring the effectiveness of their teaching strategies and learning resources. The results could be recorded in a diary and could form part of their continuous professional development.
R = Resourced The school would have to be prepared to commit additional money to cover the cost of resourcing the project.
T = Time Bound The project would have to run for at least one academic year in order to provide sufficient time to measure the improvements (e.g. an improved disciplinary record, homework completed on time etc) delivered by the project.
The following sources would provide useful secondary data for the project:
http://www.lsc.gov.uk/grmanchester/Corporate/default.htm - Learning Skills Council Greater Manchester
www.ali.gov.uk Adult Learning Inspectorate
www.qca.org.uk Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
All of these bodies provide information about disaffected school pupils, the causes of their dissatisfaction and the policy measures that have been produced to combat the problem.
REFERENCES
Best Laid Plans The Guardian, Tuesday 30/09/03 (http://education.guardian.co.uk/egweekly/story/0.

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