EDUC41800

This module focuses on an identified ‘problem’ within a school community that has been prioritised for attention. This ‘problem’ can be addressed as an individual ‘project’ or as a group undertaking. The issue to be investigated has to be substantial, and will be treated as a case study. Documenting the case from a ‘praxis’ perspective, it is expected that the problem will be described, framed with reference to an appropriate theoretical/ conceptual/ empirical literature on the subject matter, and this will be followed by an appropriate research design that will take a 360 perspective on systematically establishing the ‘facts’—the current realities from a comprehensive range of perspectives—teachers, support and ancillary staff, students, parents, community, Board of Management and other relevant stakeholders. The emphasis throughout, including the assessment, will be on evidence-informed decision-making and an implementation plan that is intended to address the issue, with milestones identified for the process and indicators as to successful implementation and subsequent sustainability, evaluation and review.