The document outlines considerations for research on bullying as a social issue. It discusses looking at existing anti-bullying campaigns, websites, and artifacts to understand different forms of bullying. Primary research would involve surveys and interviews to get a variety of personal stories and experiences from those affected by bullying. Sensitivity would be needed in the research as bullying can be an embarrassing or upsetting topic for some. Issues that could affect the research include people not wanting to admit to being bullied and lack of funding or priority for anti-bullying initiatives compared to other issues.

1. Aims and Considerationssheet
ExistingProducts:
How many existingartefactsdo you feel you will needto look at?
The existingartefactsthatIwouldhave numerousADcampaigns,postersandwebsitestofindout
whatis alreadyoutthere forbullying.Asthere are loadsof differentformsof bullyingwhetherits
online orinpersonit’sstill bullying.Ineedtolookatall the differentformsinordertofully
understanditandresearchit.
What kindsof artefacts are you expectingtolook at?
The typesof artefacts whichIwill be lookingatbullyingtolookspecificallyintoADcampaignswhat
theyhave done sofar to attract the attentionof how bad thisisand how it can happentoanyone
at any age and any gender. Andhowitis tryingtoshock the audience of how extreme bullyingcan
be from the differentcampaignadds.
What elementswill youlookat to helpyou withyour research?
The specificelementsthatIwill lookatto helpme withmyresearch are usingpersonal stories
whichI have beenfeatured,fromonline websitesIwouldwanttolookat all the specificfactors,
whichcome across to all people whohave beenbulliedyoungandoldpeople.Andhow theysuffer
withitand what effectsithasand how people reactandrespondtoit.
Primary Research:
How many people wouldyou hope to questionas part of your primary research?
I wouldideallyliketotalkquite afewpeople inordertoget responsesthatare differentsothatI
have a varietyof informationandfeedbacktohelpme developmycampaignsothatitsgood and
everythingthatissaidonit istrue information.
What methodswill you use?
The methodsthat I will use inordertogain informationwill be surveysbecausenoteveryone
wantsto talkabout bullyingandthroughsurveysitcanbe done anonymously,Icouldalsotryand
do 1-1s withpeople if theydon’tmindtalkingaboutit.
Couldthere be issuesin gettingaccess to people affectedbyyour chosensocial issue?
I don’tthinkthere will be anissue gettingaccesstopeople whohave beenaffectedbybullying
because bullyingisacommonthingand has happenedandishappeningtosomanypeople,soI
thinkif I ask a fewpeople theymayhave alittle bittotalkaboutbut whetherornot theywantto
openup andtalk aboutit wouldbe a differentissue.
How will you know ifyour research has beensuccessful?
I will knowthatmyresearchhas beensuccessful isIgetthe responsesIwanted,andIalso wanta
range of people torespondtothis,I’mlookingforpersonal storiesandinformationwhichistrue so
I will knowwhetherornot myresearchhas beensuccessful fromthe responsesI get.

2. Considerations:
Whymight you needto be sensitive whencarrying out research on social action issues?
I am goingto be talkingaboutbullyingandIwill needtobe sensitive becausebullyingisanawful
thingand some people don’t like toadmitthatthere are beenbulliedthereforIwill have tomaybe
make anonymouscommentsinmyworkand notask for anyone’snamesoraddressetc.
Couldyou face any problemswhen trying to research social action issues?Ifso, is there a way to
overcome these?
The problemsthatI couldface while tryingtoresearchsocial actionissuesforbullying,isthat
some people findithardtotalk abouttheirpastwithbullyingthereforI’mgoingtostruggle tofind
information,Iwill probablyhave tofindinformationwhichisanonymous.
Where wouldyou expectyour finishedpiecestobe displayedand distributed?
I would expectmyfinishedpiecestobe displayedanddistributedwithin school buildings,youth
clubsand doctor’ssurgeriesanddentists.
What fundingissuesmighta social action organisationface?
Fundingissuesmaybe thatno one reallywantstopay to stopor helpbullyingbecausethere are
more issuesforexample todowiththe governmentandthingswhichare biggerissuesthat
actually needtostopwhereasbullyingisjust people’s actionstowardseachotherandcan’treally
have fundinginorderto helpit.
What ethical considerationsmight you needto think about?
Making sure that everyone isinvolvedandhappytotake part inthis,and alsoI’mgoingto need
people tobe honestandanswertruthfullywithoutoffendinganyonebecause bullyingisabig issue
that manypeople don’twanttoadmitto or be honestbecause of embarrassmentandhow muchit
upsetsthem, especially youngerpeoplewhoitactuallyhappenstothe mostespeciallyinschools
but these are ethical issuesIwill have tobe aware andbe careful of.
How could social, personal and political issuesaffectyour research?
Personal issuescouldaffectmyresearchbecause bullyingisn’tsomethingmanypeople wantto
talkabout or evenadmittobeena victimof it or evenhavingbulliedsomeone.
How could the communitycharacteristics and theirresources affect your research?
The communityandcharacteristicsandtheirresourcesaffectmyresearchbecause someonemay
alreadybe tryingto helpbullyingtherefornoone wouldwanttolistentome and couldaffectmy
researchif otherpeople are tryingtogather the same information.