Other People's Lives UWE

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Anne Wiseman

Other Peoples Lives: the longterm impact of English

projects.

Research in Progress


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Outline

Introduction & Rationale A brief review of the notion of projects and evaluation systems Background to the Bulgarian project Some questions and ( some answers) Conclusions


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Projects , projects , projects


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Project evaluations

ROI

ELTO

JIJO

CIPP


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The missing link: the human factor

Background:

A society/culture in deficit

Secrets and Lies the oranges

Shared stories from Georgi Gospodinov


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After the fall of the Berlin Wall - what came next?

Hope

Agencies

More oranges!

Opportunities

A change of life/ career/direction or


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Research methodology and outcome to date

Observation over a period of time, Reflection, Open ended , unstructured interviews. Constructivist approachImpact from engaging with BC project : 4 areas:

1. Material2. Social/emotional3. Negative outcomes4. Pedagogic beliefs and values


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Impact results ( to date)

PedagogyI remember Prof D teaching linguistics., but (because of the project) E and me

and M we wanted to go more into teaching and what made good teaching and

what made it different.

So it was really a change from linguistics. We had to move. Methodology was

underestimated then. But we did contribute to changing that.

Statusjoining this project prepared us, and we talked about it in the staff room. People

listened . So I think we contributed to this methodology.

Personal ConfidenceI underestimated myself in many ways. I wasnt ambitious to make a career.. But

(through the project) I realised that relationships helped you


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So what?

Project evaluators /designers can underestimate or do not measure the effects

projects have on peoples lives.Why?

1. Very difficult to measure.

2. Qualitative not quantitative so difficult to report . Can seem fuzzy

3. Non financial

ROI? In monetary terms none but benefit to business in the long term

But there are legacy outcomes.Trust, pedagogical foundations, strong network of professionals who contribute the

country's development.

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Other People's Lives UWE