Category Archives: focusing in

I can’t find anything written on my topic… really?

Posted on April 6, 2015 by pat thomson

Sometimes people tell me that they can’t find any literature that is relevant to their research. They are doing something that nobody else has researched and written about and so there isn’t anything to read. What, they ask, can they … Continue reading →

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writing warm-ups

Posted on November 21, 2013 by pat thomson

One of my current research projects looks at the ways in which young people value the experience of live art. We have worked with a choreographer in an intensive four day workshop and we have just moved onto some serious … Continue reading →

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focusing in on blogging literatures part two – #acwrimo work in progress

Posted on November 25, 2012 by pat thomson

This is the sixth post about the literature review I am doing about academic blogging for a paper/project with Thesis Whisperer. I’m working to a short time frame, and using a three-stage approach – scoping, mapping and focusing in. I … Continue reading →

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stepping back to focus in – literature review stage three. #acwrimo work in progress

Posted on November 19, 2012 by pat thomson

The title of this post – and of this stage of the literature review – might sound confusing. How can you both step back and focus in? Well I want you to imagine that you’re in an art gallery. If … Continue reading →