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Here it is
Professional development and identity were prevalent within the data as the driving force of engagement – this was surprising. I had assumed incorporation of student identity and ‘fun’ in the classroom would entice students but instead it was the act of learning that did so. This may explain the low interest in the study, as…
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A Reiterative Process
After analysing the data, I felt the themes were too broad. Spending a substantial amount of time differentiating analytical methods, in a short space of time, resulted in the use of a culmination of analysis methods. After watching Victoria Clarke’s ‘What is thematic analysis?’ (2017) I realised that my themes were instead ‘bucket themes’ encompassing…
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Content Analysis vs Thematic Analysis
After considering a range of analysis approaches, the most suitable were content and thematic analysis. However, distinguishing between the two was quite challenging. Content analysis sits under qualitative and quantitative methods. For this study I will be focused on the qualitative approach of content analysis which looks at organising codes into categories or themes. These…
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Reflections on THE ACTION
This Post was edited by Chat GPT to reduce word count Throughout the planning of the action I considered how my positionality, body language and approach would affect the study – see Whose Perspective is being documented. In my previous blog – THE ACTION – I discussed my thoughts on potential bias from observations. I…
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THE ACTION
This post was edited by Chat GPT to reduce word-count After much consideration, I chose focus groups as the research methodology for their ability to generate diverse responses quickly, emphasizing a moderator approach (Morgan, 1997; Liamputtong, 2011, p.12-15). The moderator/facilitator approach, highlighted in A Pedagogy of Social Justice Education, ‘focuses on process rather than content…
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Changing Tides
Poem reflecting on the struggles of recruiting student participants for research activities. Written by Chat GPT-Open AI, Edited by Kemi Kesington Upon the sea of plans, I set my course, A bold researcher, with dreams to endorse. But winds of change, they blow my way, Guiding me where the tides may sway. The cast is…
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Laying the Foundations
Engagement fluctuates throughout a student’s academic journey. Understanding, monitoring and improving student engagement is key to upholding student attainment and continuation. (UAL, 2023; UAL 2021) As a post-graduate student I too am feeling the fatigue of study deadlines. Through observation of my practice, I have noticed a lack of engagement to digital studies from minority…
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Workshop 1 – Whose perspective is being documented?
Word of the Week – Ethnography : the study of people and cultures through participation, being immersed in the research environment In a literature review of R. Jones et al. 2010. Documenting classroom life: how can I write what I am seeing?, an ethnographic study of 4-5 year old children’s behavioural patterns, a few thoughts…