TOOLS FOR CHANGE RESEARCH

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  • ABOUT
  • IMPACT
  • RESOURCES
    • STEP 1: PERSPECTIVE
    • STEP 2: QUESTION
    • STEP 3: CONVERSATION
    • STEP 4: DESIGN
    • STEP 5: DATA COLLECTION
    • STEP 6: ANALYSIS
    • STEP 7: IMPLEMENTATION
  • TfCR for Schools & Communities
  • OUR TEAM
  • PHOTOS
  • HOME
  • ABOUT
  • IMPACT
  • RESOURCES
    • STEP 1: PERSPECTIVE
    • STEP 2: QUESTION
    • STEP 3: CONVERSATION
    • STEP 4: DESIGN
    • STEP 5: DATA COLLECTION
    • STEP 6: ANALYSIS
    • STEP 7: IMPLEMENTATION
  • TfCR for Schools & Communities
  • OUR TEAM
  • PHOTOS

​Step 4: Design

Developing a Plan to Collect Data to Answer a Research Question
Step 4 of the TfC method teaches students to both plan and undertake short and concise "tests" of the curriculum and to organize and execute larger data collection efforts that answer a community research question.
Mini-lessons:
User’s manual for field research design.
step_4_users_manual.pdf
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Identifying your research population: Who should you be interviewing, surveying or inviting to participate in your research.
step_4_identifying_your_research_population.pdf
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Models and Examples that can Inspire and guide students:
A TfC team explains their choice of methods.
step_4_method_choice_explanation.pdf
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A survey developed by a TfC team in North Carolina.
step_4_survey_example.pdf
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An in-depth interview protocol with responses developed by a TfC team in New York.
step_4_indepth_interview_example.pdf
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Focus group prompts developed by a TfC team in New Jersey.
step_4_focus_group_prompts.pdf
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A focus group transcript produced by a TfC team in New York.
step_4_focus_group_transcript.pdf
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Step 3: Conversation
Step 5: Data Collection
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