Journaling while conducting research is a vital part of the process. It is a great source for documenting preconceptions and trajectories of thought along the course of the research, and it also has an impact, through critical reflection, on research design. As part of our course requirements for MS-9101, in the Media Studies PhD program in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) at Western University, each student is to maintain a course blog. Coincidentally, I had been working on beginning a blog of my own specifically for my forays into personally-directed research, a few weeks prior to beginning classes.
While journaling and blogging can be interchangeable for some, to me they are fundamentally different in that the former is private, while the latter is public and open to commentary (in one form or another). This blog, though I anticipating it containing many of my reflections on intellectual growth, will be a public place for me to share my thoughts as they develop and change, and where people can contribute to my engagement with my education and research. Our assignment for this week was not to explore the value of blogging, or even our rationale for having one (in this case it would appear to primarily meet our course objectives), but rather to explore research design for a pilot study of our choice. You can find out more information on myself and the title of this blog by visiting my research website. Some sources on being reflective and reflexive: Bolton, Gillie (2005) "Reflection and Reflexivity: What and Why." IN Reflective Practice: Writing and Professional Development by Gillie Bolton, Second Edition. London: Sage Publications. Ortlipp, Michelle (2008) "Keeping and Using Reflective Journals in the Qualitative Research Process." The Qualitative Report. 13(4) December. Pp. 695-705. Ryan, Thomas (2005) When you reflect, are you also being reflexive?. http://oar.nipissingu.ca/PDFS/V812E.pdf Accessed: September 9, 2012. Sandelowski, and Barroso. (2002). Finding the Findings in Qualitative Studies. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 34, (3), 213-220.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Blogroll...Good sites....Categories
All
Archives
November 2023
|