My main takeouts from the first part of the workshop:
What is ARP?
- Small scale enquiry
- Master-level research
- PhD study
- Process that can be continued and developed further
- Action research ≠ activist research
Working in groups
I found it very useful to discuss the article that was assigned to me in a small group in the workshop. It was great to get to know the fellow students and learn about our roles within the UAL and how our work influenced the reading of “Views on Interviews: A Skeptical Review”. I reflect on the article in a separate blog post. We had different levels of experience in using the interviews in our research and it was very helpful to hear from more knowledgeable colleagues.
Engaging with research ethics
The workshop is a good starting point for thinking of my project’s research ethics and how I can approach it. I found looking at BERA Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research very engaging and thought provoking. I want to give this text more time to make sure I understand its implications better. First thoughts on reading:
- Ethics – respect for any persons including ourselves – I think it is an aspect of ethics that is easy to overlook in our busy day to day work life.
- “individuals should be treated fairly, sensitively and with dignity and freedom from prejudice” – importance of thinking of and confronting our biases. I think that keeping in mind our positionalities can be also helpful.