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Essay Instructions: Journal Article

Hayes, D. (2003) Emotional Preparation for Teaching: a case study about trainee teachers in England, Teacher Development, Volume 7, No 2


• Please provide a summary of the article and avoid dependence on the original wording but quote directly if/when you need to.
• Please pay attention to the particular aims/ hypotheses of the research and the ‘writers’ intentions.
• Please highlight the writer’s reasons & justification for carry out this research.
• How dose the authors intend to carry out this research?

• Which methodology was used e.g. quantitive or qualitative
• What is the main research paradigm are they operating in? Interpretive or positive perspective.
• How dose the literature justify the research

Critically analyse:-
• Whether the writers’ intentions justified?
• To what extend was the context and methodology appropriately matched? Highlight the strengths and potential weaknesses of the methodology and the procedures employed. How effective was it?
• What are the results of the research? Did the researcher achieve their objectives
• What are the authors’ conclusions? How convincing is it.
• How far does the research support the conclusion?
• Is it a worthwhile piece of research and does it open the door for other research.
• Has the author identified any weakness in their research
• Are there any ethical issues which need to be considered
• Are there any shortcomings? Please point out error, limitations or areas of contentiousness, contradictions etc.

Useful sources: However, the use of all these sources is not a requirement.

Naughton, M. & Rolfe, A. & Siraj-Blatchford (2006) Doing Early Childhood Research: International Perspectives on Theory and Practice, Open University Press

May, T. (1997) Social Research issues, methods and process, Open University Press

Cohen, L. Manion, L, Morrison, K. (2000) Research Methods in Education, Routledge Falmer London & New York

Goleman, D. (2006) Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, Bantam Dell

Goleman, D. (2007) Social Intelligence, Arrow Books

Mayer, J. & Salovey, P. (1997), What is Emotional Intelligence?

Jack Mayer: Emotional Intelligence meets Traditional Standards for Intelligence: p 267
http://www.unh.edu/emotional_intelligence/

Gardner, H. (1993) Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, Fontana Press

Gardner, H. (1999) Intelligence Reframed: Multiple Intelligences for the 21st Century, Basic Books

Gardner, H. (1993) Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, Fontana Press

Gardner, H. (1999) Intelligence Reframed: Multiple Intelligences for the 21st Century, Basic Books

Every Child Matters publications
http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/publications/

The DFES Standards Site:
www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/


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