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A broader understanding: using
proxy respondents
A teacher and teenage pupil link arms whilst seated

A useful way to gain a greater understanding of a pupil's quality of life where it is not possible to obtain sufficient information from pupils themselves, is to ask proxy respondents for their views on the pupil's quality of life.


Try the following activity.


Ask those who know the pupil best, e.g. teachers, parents, TAs, the four questions that appear on the next screen in relation to one or more of the quality of life indicators:

  • Physical well-being
  • Emotional well-being
  • Self-determination
  • Interpersonal relationships
  • Social inclusion
  • Personal development
  • Material well-being
  • Rights and privacy
A broader understanding: using proxy respondents

Quality of Life
Class Teacher
Parent
TA
Quality of Life area
What is a good day like?
What is a bad day like?
What makes X happy or gives him/her pleasure?
What makes him/her sad or upset? :