[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is where the Young Researchers\u2019 journey commenced \u2013 as so many life journeys begin \u2013 at home. John Madejski Academy (JMA) students (later to become Young Researchers) discussed and then constructed their conception of an \u2018ideal\u2019 home from giant blocks. They engaged a group of young people attending JMA to build an innovative \u2018home\u2019 using the blocks to generate a greater and explicit awareness of the place of home in a wider community, establish a core group of young researchers and develop team working skills.<\/p>\n
A partnership of several agencies including JMA staff and students, Whitley Researchers, University of Reading and UKCIC and Bewley Homes supported a group of 12 JMA students as they planned and constructed this \u2018ideal\u2019 home out of 1500 large blocks. In a single day the home was planned, constructed and dismantled. A productive relationship was established between school, university, community and a local building company \u2013 this resulted in closer links between these agencies.<\/p>\n
The event emphasised the importance and the value of taking a risk with innovative activities beyond the traditional methods of quantitative research to generate by young people themselves a more qualitative approach. It also helped launch the wider aspiration research project as the young team of builders approached their peers and investigated their ideas and understanding of aspiration.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”407″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”373″ img_size=”600×400″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”406″ img_size=”600×400″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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