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Bland, Derek – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2018
Emerging from projects that have involved working with primary school children in school-related research, this article offers suggestions of how drawing as a principal means of data gathering can be either constructive or of little value. The qualitative research projects discussed include investigations of school improvement and consideration of…
Descriptors: Freehand Drawing, Research Methodology, Children, Qualitative Research
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Carrington, Suzanne; Bland, Derek; Brady, Kate – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2010
This paper reports on the first stage of a study that used "Young People as Researchers" to investigate the phenomenon of middle-year student engagement and disengagement. The first stage of the study focused on a two-day workshop that provided training for students and teachers from four secondary schools in conducting research in their…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Young Adults, Workshops, Researchers
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Bland, Derek; Atweh, Bill – Educational Action Research, 2007
A recent evaluation of a students-as-researchers project in Brisbane, Australia found that the use of participatory action research offers a means by which marginalised students, teachers, and university researchers can work collaboratively towards positive outcomes for the participants and their schools. In discussing the relevant theory and the…
Descriptors: Action Research, Research Methodology, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries