Assignment three Research and Community overview

In regard to the Assessment 3 of our Research and Community paper the following is an outline of where we are headed. 

Aim: To develop a reflective portfolio (blog) and to identify and engage with relevant community or communities in the formation of specific research questions. Hopefully towards the end of this journey we will be able to address the potential impact of findings as stated in the Mindlab assignment brief.

Description

1. Provide a community engagement plan with a clear statement of research interest and research questions.

The context of our community engagement focuses primarily on the Wesley Intermediate School community and thus specific references will be made in relationship to the research context. The focus of the research is heavily dependent on the implementation of Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L) within our school and provides us with high levels of relevance to the needs of the school.

The engagement plan is a follow on to the initial action plan implemented in Assignment 3 of our Leadership paper. The extra components as listed below have link into the specific sub questions developed in Assignment two of the Research and Community paper. Please follow the link to the Engagement plan here.

2. Include evidence of community inquiry which incorporates aspects of Kaupapa Māori and Te Noho Kotahitanga. 

We will be guided by Wesley Intermediate Schools's Maori Education Plan and inquiry linked to Ka Hikitia and Tataiako  

3. Define the community to be engaged, outline its scope and reflection of the project.

The context of our community engagement focuses primarily on the Wesley Intermediate School community and thus specific references will be made in relationship to the research context. We will be able to make links to explicit statistical research around the make up of our community from the local board snapshots and also behaviour research around behaviour and well being from NZCER.

4. Seek feedback from your community in the form of surveys or questionnaires (the questions could be open-ended or multiple-choice).

5. Record the responses from the community or evaluation of your peers on the research questions and project.

6. Show evidence on how you are going to respond on to that.

7. Critically evaluate the potential impact of findings gained through the research questions.

Show clearly what are the points and ways you will engage community with your project. Use the six steps below to consider whether (how and why) community members are to be engaged at the following points of your project:

• Assessing the relevance of your project
• Identifying its potential impact(s)
• Formulating research questions (the questions should be as specific as possible. All acronyms or specific terminology should be clearly defined)
• Refining research questions
• Gathering knowledge or data (quantitative or qualitative)
• Presenting or implementing findings