Context Analysis Worksheet

Context Analysis Worksheet

Primary Readers: The A4 Grant Committee
Physical: Conciseness needed
Economic: Needs to be efficient and economical
Ethical: Needs to indicate honest scholarship
Political: Aware of internal political ramifications

Secondary Readers School of Education Administrators:
Physical: May want more detail than other readers, for analysis reasons
Economic: Needs to be efficient and economical
Ethical: Needs to indicate honest scholarship
Political: Highly sensitive to political environment

Tertiary Readers: School of Education Faculty
Physical: May want more detail than other readers, for competitive reasons
Economic: Indifferent to economic factors
Ethical: Needs to indicate honest scholarship; will be hypercritical of this point
Political: Highly polarizing factor

Gatekeepers: Chair of the A4 Grant Committee
Physical: Format needed to match requirements of grant
Economic: Needs to illustrate cost justification
Ethical: Needs to indicate honest scholarship
Political: Generally apolitical in this role