4004RDM

 Research Data Management (RDM) Plan

Word limit: 1,500 words (RDM plan and risk management plan)

Data Generation

1.      What data will you generate?

 

The data generated will primarily be primary data such as:

Informed consent forms from participants

Consent forms from teacher participants, children (or their parents) and the head teacher or head of the multi-academy trust as gatekeeper.

Lesson recordings

Lessons will be recorded, and this will likely be in the raw format of an MP3 sound file or MP4 video file. Transcripts of these that will be generated will be the processed documents for analysis but will have any names or identities redacted to preserve confidentiality.

Observation notes

Observation notes will be either digital or in written format photographed and scanned in to be held in a secure university drive.

Focus group data

Focus group sessions will be recorded, and this will likely be in the raw format of an MP3 sound file or MP4 video file. Transcripts of these that will be generated will be the processed documents for analysis but will have any names or identities redacted to preserve confidentiality. 

Interview data

Interviews will be recorded and transcripts from selected teachers from each research lesson group. Interviews will likely be in the raw format of an MP3 sound file or MP4 video file either from an in-person interview or recorded directly from a platform such as Teams that can record online meetings. 

Lesson plans and teaching materials

During the focus groups lesson plans will be developed and the materials used in the lesson such as handouts, worksheets or display and presentation material. 

Study activity data such as worksheets

Student worksheets or outputs from the lesson will be collected and photographed, which will assist the focus group debriefing sessions to evaluate teaching and learning. Learner names will be removed or digitally redacted and all will be stored in a secure university drive to protect names and identities.

All recordings, data and processed transcripts will be stored in a secure university drive to protect names and identities.

 

2.      How will you generate the data?

The study will be conducted in iterative cycles within the classroom environment, settings that can facilitate group workshops and appropriate settings for private interviews.

Informed consent forms from participants

Consent forms from teacher participants, the school children who will be in the lessons (or their parents) and the head teacher or head of the multi-academy trust as gatekeeper. These will either be in digital format distributed and collected back via email, or paper copies of these will be scanned in. 

Lesson recordings

Lessons during each classroom delivery iteration cycle will be recorded and used as a raw data to refer back to as a record of the lesson that took place.

Observation notes

Observation notes will be taken by myself as the researcher and by teacher participants observing the lesson. These observation notes and thoughts will be used to generate the discussions in the lesson debriefing focus group sessions to evaluate and refine the lesson for the next iteration.

Focus group data

Focus groups will be held after each iteration of the lesson to evaluate it and make group suggestions to improve and refine the lesson or teaching materials for further implementation in the classroom. Focus group sessions will be held initially to collaboratively plan the session, and then three further times to evaluate classroom teaching and materials used.

Interview data

Interviews will be held with selected teachers from each research lesson group. These will be conducted on a one-to-one private basis. 

Process transcripts from focus groups and interviews to check automated generation is correct and anonymise the data with pseudonym names.

Co-production of resources (lesson plans, teaching materials)

During the focus groups lesson plans will be developed and the materials used in the lesson such as handouts, worksheets or display material. 

Study activity data such as worksheets

Students may fill in worksheets or create outputs in the lesson which will assist the focus group debriefing sessions to evaluate teaching and learning. Part of the lesson study process is to observe around 3 case students within the class, so these artefacts will likely be collected in or photographed.

 

Data Storage

3.      How will data be stored and backed-up during the research?

Raw data such as video or sound recordings, lesson outputs and processed data such as focus group or interview transcripts or notes will be stored on a University of Worcester secure OneDrive that has two-factor authentication and this is backed up by cloud technology.

Any contact emails with participants will also be saved on the secure drive should they need to be kept, but will be removed from the inbox, as per GDPR as they may hold personal data or will need to be disposed of if this information no longer needs to be held. A back-up will be a password protected SharePoint drive. Both OneDrive and SharePoint have two-factor password and identity authentication.

Back up 3 times (as per source…)

 

4.      How will you manage access and security?

Using the university systems this will be backed up by a two-factor authentication method of password and identify confirmation protection. Access will be myself as researcher, but also specified individuals such as selected members of my supervisory team will be given access where necessary via the OneDrive for the purpose of review and support. Their access to the university systems is also protected by two-factor authentication.

 

Data Preservation

5.       What data will you keep at the end of the project and why?

Once the research has been completed and published at the end of the project, all personal data such as interviews, student work and recordings will be fully deleted. Data that will be kept will be any teaching assets and outputs of the research as these will complement the findings of the thesis and useful to the wider teaching community such as lesson plans, teaching materials and resources that were developed and generated as part of the research project aims.

 

6.      How will you preserve the data?

The only preserved outputs such as lesson plans, teaching materials or classroom resources will form part of the research outputs for the teaching community to use, should the topic of digital accessibility awareness be implemented beyond the research. These outputs will have no personal identities to reveal how or where they were developed and will be made available on a post-project website and distributed freely under a Creative Commons licence for the teaching community to use.

 

Data Sharing

7.      How will you share the data?

 

UoW data management policy (2016)

 

8.        Are there any restrictions on data sharing?

 

9.        What documentation and metadata will accompany the data?

 

Ethical issues and legal compliance

10.  What are the ethical and legal issues relating to storage, preservation and sharing of your research data?

The most significant issues will come from GDPR due to the potential sharing of personal information with my supervisor team. Every effort will be made to only share only the processed data such as transcripts from focus groups, lessons or interviews where personal information has been redacted to foster the anonymity of the participants. During the phase of gaining informed consent, participants will be made aware of those who may be given access, but that everything will be done to protect identities. 

 

Data Ownership

11.  Who owns the data?

Data collected throughout the student will be the responsibility of the researcher who will own the data during their time as student. Once the final thesis has been completed and published and my role as a student ceased the data will be removed and destroyed. Final outputs and assets created as part of the research such as lesson plans, handout materials and resources will start life as those owned and developed by the researcher in an initial training session. These will be developed and changed collaboratively between the researcher and teachers for a primary school audience. These will be the property of the project. As they were developed as a collaboration these will be shared at the end of the project with the wider teaching community using a Creative Commons licence allowing others to freely use the material as long as they attribute it to the project website. Should schools or individual teachers want to be named as participants they can be accredited for their contribution on the project website.

 


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