Firstly, I’m not sure if this will be an phenomenological or an ethnographic study. As you know from last Monday’s class, Rebecca and I are planning on examining the differences in achievement of boys of color who participating in the Independent Schools Preparatory Program at the Boys’ Club of New York in East Harlem. I’m thinking/leaning more toward ethnographic though. We’ve gotten consent from the Program Director, next we need to get consent from the parents. I’m hoping that we’ll get at least 10 boys from the Queens group that is predominantly Asian descent an at least 10 from the Manhattan group that is mostly African American or West Indian descent. So here’s what I came up with for the purpose statement.
The purpose of this phenomenological /ethnographic study is to describe the differences in achievement in mathematics and literacy for boys of color who attend the Independent Schools Preparatory Program at the Boys’ Club of New York City. At this stage in the research, the differences in achievement will be defined and measured by test scores an student perception as evidenced by surveys.
Hi Nickie, I think it might just be a narrative where we report our findings. Then again, it might also be interesting to make it a phenomenological study once we gather the data and draw conclusions. If we find a common thread, that might work!
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