May 2011 - October 2011
Alicia is writing an evaluation research paper of the
West Cheshire Creative Partnerships Enquiry Programme.
For the past two years Curious Minds has worked with
the University of Chester and schools in Cheshire on projects that involved
trainee teachers on their 2nd year teaching placements and external settings
such as Delamere Forest, Action Transport Theatre, Rangers, Catalyst Science
Discovery Centre etc. working together on an enquiry question of the school.
The research will involve interviews with students, creative agents, Curious
Minds directors and programme manager, University staff and teachers.
She is examining:
- the partnership between the University of Chester
and Curious Minds and its impact on future teachers;
- how the work influenced trainee teachers and their
approach to future teaching and learning;
- the benefits for trainee teachers of observing
well-established teaching staff adapting their ways of working
- the benefits for trainee teachers of observing and
taking part in partnership working
- the benefits for trainee teachers of linking a
standard setting placement (i.e.school) with a non-standart setting placement
through action research
- how learning outside the classroom can impact on
pupils' learning and teachers' practise;
- what benefits the programme had for the teachers;