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Category Archives: reflexivity
unlearning – a tiny reflection
There’s a lot of learning that goes on in universities. Of course, I hear you say, that is what universities are about. Yes, but I’m thinking particularly about the learning that goes on during the doctorate and afterwards. On and … Continue reading
taking the doctoral walk
This is a guest post from Susan Gollifer, a doctoral researcher in education at The University of Iceland. Susan’s research looks at teachers and human rights curriculum. I am coming towards the end of a two-month Erasmus placement at a … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, reflection, reflexivity, supervision, supervisor, Susan Gollifer
Tagged academic writing, home and away, Pat Thomson, reflection, Susan Gollifer
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making the familiar strange – what’s that about?
I’m doing a set of posts about writing the methods chapter/the thesis sections which address methods and methodological concerns. When writing about their research process, doctoral researchers sometimes refer to the need to deal with things that up till then … Continue reading
Posted in methods chapter, reflexivity
Tagged making the familiar strange, Pat Thomson, reflexivity, Renato Rosaldo, the everyday
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mulling it over – a thinking tool for reflecting on a research experience
Reflection is one of those weasel-ly words that can mean anything and nothing. Most of us acknowledge that we need to do it, but what does it actually mean as a practice? You are probably familiar with Donald Schön’s (a) … Continue reading
Posted in conceptual, experience, introspection, recollection, reflection, reflexivity, theory
Tagged Donald Schon, experience, Maria Piantanida, Noreen Garman, Pat Thomson, reflection, reflexivity
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