Form

Form Three

Teacher

David Woo

Dimension

Community Groups

Issue

1. Churches’ services (in-house and outreach) in Yau Ma Tei

2. The effectiveness of current church service levels in the district

3. The needs of community members (that can be filled by churches).

Topic

1. Churches’ services (in-house and outreach) in Yau Ma Tei

2. The effectiveness of current church service levels in the district

3. The needs of community members (that can be filled by churches).

Enquiry Question / Research Question / Hypothesis

1. What churches operate in this district? (1)

2. What kinds of services do these churches provide to people in the district? (1)

3. Are these services effective? (2)

4. What other church services are needed in the community? (2)

Level

(1) Community Development  X

(3) Community Planning and Sustainable Development  ¨

(2) Community Problem  X

(4) Community Participation  X

Learning Objective

1. Students experience community study and participate in community affairs.
2. Students apply project learning research skills including interviewing, administering surveys, taking field notes, and creating documentary films.
3. Students apply critical thinking skills in analyzing data to evaluate whether or not church services are effective and whether there are gaps in church services.
4. Students gain a greater appreciation of diverse views and values of people in the community.
5. Students become knowledgeable of local churches and their services.

Literature Review

Before conducting primary research, students will collect data from secondary qualitative sources to answer the research questions; from this information, they will establish a body of knowledge which their primary research will (most likely) confirm, and add to.

Resources

qualitative secondary sources

Deliverables

1. A 5-10 minute documentary video of each group's experience
2. A 500-word report on churches and their services in the community
3. A reading and writing portfolio containing field notes, interview responses and survey responses
4. Photographs documenting their experience

Form of Exhibition

1)      An open reading of reports, along with display of pictures from the experience as well as other relevant portfolio materials

2)      A viewing of documentary videos with questions to be fielded afterwards

Exhibition Venue

Any facility with a board, and a video projector; with an Internet connection to make storage of files easier.

Proposed Budget

Remarks

Knowledge

Values

Skills

1)      Names and locations of churches

2)      Services provided by churches

3)      Content area vocabulary

1)      appreciation and tolerance for diversity

2)      appreciation for community service and the religious life

3)      appreciation for experiential learning

1)      Genre writing text types: bibliographies; surveys; reports

2)      Asking a variety of questions

3)      Critical thinking

4)      Quantitative and qualitative data collection

Secondary Sources

Qualitative

Data

Content

Encyclopedia

Articles on the district and the churches which operate in the district

Online resources/articles

Articles on the district and the churches which operate in the district

Books

Books on the district and the churches which operate in the district

Primary Sources

Qualitative Method

Target interviewee

Place to visit

Interviews

Church leaders; recipients of church services – the homeless; parishioners

Churches, street corners, shelters, underpasses and sidewalks

Field Notes

Churches, street corners, shelters, underpasses and sidewalks

Quantitative

Method

Target sampling population

Place to visit

Surveys

Church leaders; recipients of church services – the homeless; parishioners

Churches, street corners, shelters, underpasses and sidewalks