School Projects
SPARC helps schools to identify what conditions, practices and programs best serve their students by successfully addressing common concerns identified through its research.
How Youth-Led Research Changed A Girls' School
Greenwich Academy
How Youth-Led Research Changed A Girls' School
For several years and counting, GA has had over 50 students working on 7 different teams. These projects include: an examination of the coordinate school relationship; what it means to conform at GA; the effects of socioeconomic status at GA; and the perceptions versus realities of an “ideal” GA student. The student team is also exploring the question of: "what is the hardest thing to talk about at GA?"
Socioeconomic Status and the Culture of Niceness at a Girls’ School
Miss Porter's School
Socioeconomic Status and the Culture of Niceness at a Girls’ School
The team finished their second year study of socio-economic status -- how girls perceive it, and how it affects relationships at school. Using data from the CASL survey, student interviews, and student focus groups, they present three main findings: misconceptions, the "culture of niceness," and "secret tuition."