Pupil Researchers Generation X: Educating Pupils as Active Participants--An Investigation into Gathering Sensitive Information from Early Adolescents

Autor/in	Symonds, Jenny E.
Titel	Pupil Researchers Generation X: Educating Pupils as Active Participants--An Investigation into Gathering Sensitive Information from Early Adolescents
Quelle	In: Research in Education, 80 (2008) 1, S.63-74 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0034-5237
Schlagwörter	Early Adolescents; Teaching Methods; Research Methodology; Research Skills; Student Research; Researchers; Questioning Techniques; Methods Research; Generational Differences; Foreign Countries; Workshops; Interviews; Data Collection; Student Participation; Research Tools; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Forschungsleistung; Studentenforschung; Researcher; Forscher; Befragungstechnik; Fragetechnik; Methodenforschung; Ausland; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Data capture; Datensammlung; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Forschungsmittel
Abstract	Developmentally appropriate research techniques were uncovered by involving ten Year 7 pupils as researchers in a four-hour workshop that investigated the effectiveness of multiple methods in gathering sensitive information from early adolescents. The pupils learned about, tried and evaluated the methods of generating interview questions, peer and self interview, stimulated video recall, projective tests and social and geographic mapping. Their anticipations and evaluations of using the methods revealed that authentic responses were most likely to occur when pupils were familiar with the researcher, the research purposes, the interview questions and the method of responding. Restrictions on authentic responses were anxiety, pressure to respond, fabricating information and generating simplistic answers and questions. By educating participants about research and response techniques, their communication and reflectivity, autonomy and responsibility for data validity should be improved. It is suggested that schools and teachers can provide developmentally appropriate research techniques for early adolescents by increasing the "activeness" of their participation. (Contains 1 table and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10