Transcript

Meera

Obstacles. I think teachers are very time-poor. And I think sometimes the issue with conducting your own research is having the time to dedicate and do all of the other little bits of jobs prior to actually doing the research, for example, gaining students' consent, making sure parents are informed, getting all forms in and ready, so that they're done before you begin actually gathering your data. And fully understanding that when you're in that process, everything you've read prior to that moment so your literature is being fed throughout your teaching practice. And I think there has to be a marrying of those. So when you are conducting that piece of research in the classroom with students, you're going in there fully informed. So I think there is a pressure of time there, which currently in our current climate is actually very tricky.

At times it can be problematic. Some students who, so for example, in our project there are some students who didn't want to be filmed, who didn't want to be part of the project, which is absolutely fine. So you have to arrange your seating plan accordingly. And that's the consideration for taking place. Well, I've noticed that if you're very kind to the students and say, OK, this is what we do when we do research, and you guide them through the process whilst being in the research, but also stepping back and saying, actually, what is the process of research. And having that level of justification, I think, provides children with a lot of security in going on this research process with you.