Bibliography
Costa, A., Kallick, B. (1993) ‘Through the Lens of a Critical Friend’, Educational leadership: Journal of the Department of Supervision and Curriculum Development, N.E.A, 51 (2), pp. 49-51. Bochner, A., Ellis, C. (2006) ‘Analyzing Analystic Autoethnography: An Autopsy’, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 35 (4), pp. 429-449. hooks, b. (1992) Black Looks: Race and Representation. Montreal:… Continue reading Bibliography
Presentation
Conclusions & Reflections <3
• At the beginning of this process, I set my research questions. The first was: ‘What do Stage 1 Performance: Design and Practice students classify as ‘research’ at the beginning of their undergraduate degree?’ Even though I found a methodology that allowed everyone to speak, I found that the definitions of research that students gave… Continue reading Conclusions & Reflections <3
Data Point C – Analysis
In the file above I’ve compiled the final round of data that I got from the questionnaire that I sent out in order to better understand the impact of my interventions on the change in student attitudes to research. Nine students filled out this questionnaire – a smaller sample size than the 11-15 students who… Continue reading Data Point C – Analysis
Data collection Point C – A Survey
Following analysis of data from my second collection point, I decided I needed to ask more questions, and more specific questions, to really understand the impact of my interventions and so to be able to answer my second research question – ‘How can student definitions of ‘research’ be expanded beyond limited Western, imperial definitions of… Continue reading Data collection Point C – A Survey
Comparative Analysis
As with Data Point A, I analysed the data using a combination of thematic textual and autoethnographic analysis. This led to new themes emerging, for example, ‘Emotions’, but also several themes that were the same. I made a table so that I could compare the two sets of data to see more clearly how student… Continue reading Comparative Analysis
Data collection point B – Analysis
I felt the analysis was less successful this time round, as we were pushed for time and I was very tired after a morning of intense tutorials, which I think effected the liveliness of the discussion. However, through using the same method of getting students to write down responses in class, I was still able… Continue reading Data collection point B – Analysis
Critical Friendship – Reflecting on the process so far
I was tempted to hunker down in the quiet of my studio to analyse my data thoroughly. But instead, with renewed confidence in the benefits of the ‘critical friend’ as an analytical asset (Costa and Kallick, 1993), and a hankering for avocado, I instead I went to brunch with my friend Dr Thandi Loewenson. Thandi… Continue reading Critical Friendship – Reflecting on the process so far
Methodologies: Critical Friendship
In relation to research analysis methodologies I discussed in my earlier post, I found this quote that Rachel showed us in the presentation seminar particularly useful. Butt’s theory of ‘critical intimacy’ (see above) and Costa and Kallick’s notion of ‘critical friendship’ (Costa & Kallick, 1993) are useful precedents for the kinds of methodologies a already… Continue reading Methodologies: Critical Friendship