Okay so here we are, module 3! I can't believe it! I have been putting it off for a couple of weeks and it really is time to get the ball rolling!
Since reviewing my feedback from Paula I have made a few changes to my plan:
Inquiry Title:
How does my professional musical theatre training and knowledge benefit curriculum and extra curriculum classes within primary education?
Previously I was focusing on primary and secondary education but I have decided to focus only on primary now as it is more specific and makes it easier for me when I am looking for literature and comparing the data I will collect.
Observations:
I had originally decided to focus on 3 different classes over a 3 week period. I am still sticking with this time scale but instead of observing the class as a whole I have decided to focus on 3 people from each of my classes this way it is easier for me to get more specific information from each of them and more able to compare their different behaviour and attitude towards me.
These classes are all different from each other; one is a street funk class, one is a glee club and one is a dance class in a special needs school.
I also plan to observe my work colleague, we team teach together once a week and during this lesson I want to observe how the students react to her in comparison to me. This will also give me a different view point as it allows me to step out of the teaching role and watch the class from a different role.
All of my observations will be in the form of notes in my journal as I believe that if I record the children they will act differently, also for ethical reasons I would need permission from each of the parents therefore I have decided against this.
Interviews
The people I have decided to interview are:
The owner of CEPD, the company I work for, I want to ask her why she created the company and the benefits of using professionals over non professionals in primary education
Teachers from the schools I teach at, I want to ask them their opinion on CEPD, whether they believe it is advantageous for the children and if they see improvements within curriculum learning
Fellow dance teachers for CEPD, I want to find out why they think it is beneficial for the children and what important aspects they can offer to the children
Literature:
Since making changes to my inquiry title and the data that I plan on gathering I now also need to make changes to the type of literature I want to find.
At first I found it really hard to find any literature related to my chosen topic then I had a breakthrough moment and found Ofsted reports on sports/dance coaching within primary education. This really got the ball rolling for me and was a great starting point for my research. I am currently trying to apply through sconul to gain access to my local universities library and once I am able to go there I believe I will find plenty of literature related to my inquiry.
