Assignments+for+Nov.+14th

PART 1: FOCUS OF INQUIRY --> Describe context/location of the project. Identify the key factors under examination.
 * Defining terms of reference (Darren 2)
 * Beginning – 0 to 5 continuous years
 * Teacher – someone holding a BC College of Teachers Certificate and on staff within a school
 * School – I will look
 * Induction – Induction is the support and guidance provided to new [|teachers] and school administrators in the early stages of their careers. Induction encompasses orientation to the workplace, socialization, [|mentoring], and guidance through beginning teacher practice. activity either offered.
 * Experiences – involvement which leads to struggles and/or successes in teaching
 * 
 * Behavioural** projects are those involving potential invasions of privacy. For example, this may involve asking subjects to participate in studies that use questionnaires, interviews, focus groups, observation, secondary use of data, deception, testing, video and audio taping. **NOTE:** Except research conducted at a PHC site or by PHC personnel (see PHC link below). Click __here__ for more information on **BREB** submission criteria.

http://rise.ubc.ca/helpCenter/GN/CREB_Guidance_Notes.html#Guide13

 For **Behavioural Applications:**

The summary should include the following: State the research questoin and/or hypotheiss (where and if a hypothesis is appropriate to the study). BREB will review the study protocol that is attached for the expanded description of how the study aims will be achieved and how analysis will be undertaken. Our main interest here is what the researcher will actually be doing (with participants) as he/she undertakes the study so that we can assess potentional risks to the participants and how the researcher is handling them etc.

Describe the purpose in lay language or include defintions of jargon or technical terms. Also, all acronyms must be written out in full the first time that they appear in the application form, recruiting materials, and consent forms.

PART 2: RESEARCH QUESTION --> What question will focus your attention on the issue of your inquiry? Why did you choose it? -"What are new teachers' experiences with induction?"

-related to the leadership roles that we participate in throughout the district -our experiences with induction programs have been varied. Some had no support, while others had a lot. We wanted to investigate this b/c we hear that many teachers leave the profession because they become frustrated with all the demands of the job. -understand the needs of new teachers -learn how to best support beginning teachers

PART 3: LITERATURE REVIEW --> What is currently known about the issue you are examining? What key concepts and terms are in common use?

PART 4: RESEARCH PLAN --> What method(s) do you plan to use to gather evidence? Why are choosing this approach? What are the limitations? How will you sort and analyze the data? How will you //answer// your research question? >> >>
 * Research into what programs are offered in each district (Vancouver, Richmond, CISVA)
 * Unions, School Board
 * Survey
 * Paper
 * Into secondary schools
 * Open-ended answers and multiple choice
 * The boards will distribute the surveys, and collect (?) them for us. Once returned, we will sort through and collate the data.
 * Questions for survey:
 * (Should cover informal, formal, structured systems, personal interactions, type of mentorship received, areas where mentoring was or was not received, what they found helpful and not helpful)
 * Interviews? (Self vs. Others)
 * Benefits? BREB?
 * Can we interview each other? awaiting BREB answer
 * Limitations
 * Biases:
 * Our personal experiences with induction
 * Teacher Ed. Programs do not adequately prepare teachers (?)
 * Beginning teachers are valuable enough for districts to spend money and time on
 * Current poorly-trained teachers are requiring more resources, so we should try to train them properly when they come into the career