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Appendix 6: Interview topic guide for the teacher-researchers
Teaching experience: opening questions (pen portrait)
How long have you been a teacher?
How long have been employed in your current post?
Can you please describe your role in school?
Previous engagement with research
Have you had any previous experience of conducting research or evaluation activities?
- In this school
- In previous posts
Before SoA, how did you access the findings of educational research? (bearing in mind they may not have done any reading of research).
What was the last piece of educational research that you read?
How have you used educational research in your teaching?
Becoming involved
How did you become involved in the evaluation activities for the School of Ambition?
Why did you choose to become involved?
Thinking back, what were your expectations?
Has it turned out as you expected? Follow up questions as necessary
How did you decide on the focus of your investigation?
Support for research activity
How have the senior management team supported your evaluation work?
What support have you received from other teachers in school?
What other sources of support are available to you?
Which support have you found most helpful/least helpful?
Barriers to research activity
Have you experienced any difficulties in moving your plans forward?
What did you do to manage any difficulties?
To date, what aspect of the research have you found most difficult? Why?
In your opinion, what more could be done to support the evaluation activity in school?
Sharing and collaboration
Who have you talked to about your evaluation work in school?
Are you working with anyone else on the project? (Lead teacher or Project Manager?)
[If lead teacher, what opportunities are there for teacher evaluators to meet in school?]
How are you reporting the progress of your investigation?
Professional development
What have you learned from participating in the evaluation? (New knowledge)
What skills have you used in the evaluation (developing or refining)?
To date, how has the evaluation affected your work in school or the work of colleagues (what you do)?
Will you be seeking professional and/or academic accreditation for your work e.g. Chartered Teacher or SQH?
Summing up
Overall, how have you found the experience of doing evaluation activities in your school? What has been the most positive, and least positive aspect of it?
From your experience, what advice would you give to other teachers who are asked to take part in evaluation activities?
Is there is anything you want to say that has not been covered in the interview?
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