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WHO NEEDS SCHOOL SPIRIT?Leah NoreigaSummer 2011
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Do you defend our school’s name?
No
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Do you boast to your friends about our
school?No!
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Area of Focus
SCHOOL SPIRIT
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Personal Lens• SGA advisor
• Create events, fundraisers, dances• Cancelled
• Fire Hall• Once a month• No teachers, no parents• Freedom to dance• Innocent middle schoolers?
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Setting
• Middle School• AACPS• Diverse Background
• Single Parents• Military Parents• Very involved parents• Homeless students
• About 800 students• Old High School Building
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Setting
• Technology• After School Hours
• Wednesday and Thursday• After School Buses
• SGA Group• 10 students• Meet biweekly
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Keywords• SGA: Student Government Association• After School Hours: an hour beyond the
regular school that gives opportunities for students to get extra help or make up work.
• Activity Buses: buses that provides transportation to home after the after school hours are done
• Fire Hall: a dance held at the local fire station once a month that is supervised by the employees of the event.
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Research Question
How can I improve school spirit using SGA and
technology?
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Rationale
• School Spirit can:• Decrease negative attitudes• Create self-esteem • Create relationships• Increase pride
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Literature Review 3 key areas
Student Involvement
Technology Parent Involvement
Increases Student
Motivation
Connect Ed-keeps everyone informed
Getting input or ideas
Increases Student body
support
Blogs-enhances performance and
engagement
Get their support
Social Networks-boast about achievements,
events, etc
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Methodology• Teacher research
• Beneficial-done by teachers for teachers
• Not done by university researchers• Qualitative research
• interviews • Questionnaires• Observations• Surveys
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Participants:
• Four students from each grade 6-8• SGA • Teacher volunteers
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Preliminary Data Collection
School Spirit Survey given to 7th and 8th graders
Evaluation of Intervention
School Spirit Survey given a 2nd time to 6th, 7th and 8th graders
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Procedures of Verification
• Wolcott’s (1994) Strategies• Talk less• Observe fully• Use research journal• Seek feedback
• Guba (1994) Triangulation
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Ethical Considerations
• Allow participates to express any concerns
• Participating is voluntary • Fake names will be used• Share findings with participants
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Action Plan
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Timeline
Phase I:September:
• Select 12 students, 4 from each grade, send home letters
• Pass out School Spirit surveys to students at lunch 7th and 8th graders (evaluate data)
• Set up comment box and announce to school about the use
• Interview the selected students about school spirit
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October:• Dance will be announced by SGA-observe reaction• Set up Shutterfly website for SGA, announce use
by sending flyers to first period teachers to announce
• Dance heldNovember:
• Interview the selected 12 students about the dance
• Using suggestions, SGA plans second event
Phase II:December:
• Second event announced-observe reactions• Remind students about comment box and shared
drive• Interview 12 students after the event • Give out School Spirit Survey at lunch again to all
grades
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Action Research Team
• Leah Noreiga, main researcher• Ms. Marcian, 2nd SGA advisor• School One various teacher
volunteers• Dr. Michaloski
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