Qualitative RM Week 1

Qualitative Researchers are not concern about numbers but QUALITY.
They talk to people and ask them questions.
Eg. How you feel?
      What you think?
      Why do you think so?
      What do you want to do?

Why do Qualitative Research?
To improve your own practice.

Eg. Can playing hopscotch help improve spatial awareness ability for children under 6?

Before you start your research... ...

What community are you interested in finding out?
Eg.
Children with a learning disability?
Children in Kindergarten?
Children, who come from Single Parent families?
Children, who come from Single Income Families?

Youths who have a criminal record?
Youths who have joined gangs before?
Youths who have tattoos?
Youths from privileged families?

Why are interested in working with these group of people? (Have a personal feel to it)
-To see if it is easy for other Youths who have join the gang to break out of it.
-You were influence by drama and realise that this was not the way to live my life so you came out of the gang. Now you want to go back and conduct drama for Youth in gang and see whether they will come to the same realisation.
- I read this inspiring article by ... and I want to find out more.

What are you going to do?
1) Read what others have done
2) Does it help you?
3) If not, find others.
4) What are the Gaps?

Factors to look out for in research papers
The country it was conducted.
The huge gap of years of the experiment compared to the current year.
The difference in culture/ demographics.
The way we approach the rehabilitation (method) is different.
SO YOU WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN GET SIMILAR RESULTS.

Eg. How does Arts help the rehabilitative process of youth offenders?

Examples
Children and Creativity
-Assessing creativity through task
- Define creativity? Ability to create something.
Eg. Get them to do something that demonstrates that they are able to create.

*Important
Find out age group as it will affect the type of task/test administered. (Use psychology knowledge)
The variable should be minimum.
Try not make assumptions questions or statement.
Self-expression forms?

Example (BEST EXAMPLE)
The school uses the traditional didactic method of teaching (raise hand and answer question) character education. This week she teach humility, the next week she uses drama (act it out) to perseverance. (SAME CLASS, DIFFERENT TOPIC)
Then she do a comparison.
- Teacher is consistent
- Class is consistent
- Topic must change
Student will only tell preference and not what is the most effective method.

*Don't use "effective", use "engaging".

QNS: Which is more engaging to the student from various demographics/ needs/ learning style?

My Group comment
What are you trying to find out?
What is it about Drama and Self Control (Aims) do you wish to look at?
Why?
-If participating in Drama, they have better self-control?
Eg. After enrolling in DADP can I have regular contact with drama, does it help me to have better self-esteem/ more pro social/ more emphatic now/ more in torch with emotion and can control it a lot better?
-To know if the person is constantly engaged in the drama does it actually contribute to their ability to manage their anger?
What is the link or relationship there?
Eg. I never know drama in my life until now being in this course and by default, I have to do drama. I noticed that I become angrier because drama unleashes a lot of emotions in me, gives me the license to be angry.
I want to know whether there is in impact. Whether drama people are very free with their emotions.
What exactly are you interested in? (What about drama are you interested in finding out?)
What does the topic mean to you?

Audience
- Youths at risk
- Youths participating in drama clubs (What kind of participation then?)
-Youths in drama as a cause of study
- Youths who watch drama