tools of inquiry

Survey - yes

purposive or random

purposive - more valuable to know who my data is coming from as I will be able to choose a variety of people to get a better scope of information. Every individual is connected to teaching - every individual has learnt something from another individual. With this in mind I will not just be asking teachers, but those affected by their impact:

• teaching assistant
• senior leadership
• governors
• parents

I will also be using a range of 'teachers':

• newly qualified teachers (NQT's)
• in the profession up to 10 years
• in the profession over 10 years
• former teachers

This will provide me with mainly quantitative data, which I can analyse and view the evidence clearly on a chart.

Questionnaire - yes

This will allow me to collect more qualitative data than the survey, which could developer a deeper understanding of my inquiry.

Focus group - no
feel the result may not be reliable as people may not feel they can be honest, saying what is ethically ' right' rather than what they believe.

Interview - no

I feel I will struggle to analyse the data effectively, the evidence gathered may be unreliable due to my interpretation of their response being open to assumption.



For both of my chosen tools of inquiry, I will provide consent forms prior to handing out the survey/questionnaire. Making sure my participants are fully aware of what I am doing, why I am asking what I am asking and where the information will go from there. I will make it clear to the participants that in my inquiry they will only be known as participant 1 for example, this will keep their identities confidential and therefore encourage them to be more honest and open with their answers.