I was intrigued by Magdalena’s recent reflexivity post, but – in a shamelessly selfish way – what I took away from reading the post seems to reveal more about myself than her. This extract was quite illuminating, especially if one considers what could be there but isn’t: There was also the discussion on the narrative-reflexivity link, which helped me to […]
Read moreFor all of you maybe but especially those with an intercultural focus, the National Occupational Standards for Intercultural Working may be of some interest.
Read moreI enter into the discussion melee rather late in the game. I’m not a great blogger and end up lurking online bouncing between posts and forums. But I would like to (finally) add my thoughts on the discussion on reflective/reflexive area. Since I’m late in the conversation I won’t address the plethora of what’s been discussed in the previous 30 […]
Read moreThis post is partly motivated by the fact that the original reflexivity thread has grown rather too long, and partly by the need for me to make a ‘new beginning’ as regards my understanding of what reflexivity is and how it bears on my research. I am conscious that my current understanding diverges somewhat from the direction in which the […]
Read moreSome of you may be interested to hear that Adrian Holliday’s new book is imminent, and I, for one, am keen to see the finished product having had discussions with him at several points in its gestation including a final session which helped name the final product 🙂 Follow this link for more details.
Read moreGreetings to you all! Now that the summer is here most of us, I suspect, are either: a) buried under the pile of reading for a dissertation/abstract/research b) teaching / working crazy hours during the summer to make ends meet for the fall c) procrastinating by doing anything (i.e. online shopping, lurking on Facebook, blogging here) other than researching d) […]
Read moreJulian has alerted us to the following volume which may be of interest to some: Ethnography and Education: Volume 5 Issue 2 is now available online at informaworld Special Issue: ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN THE FIELD: THE COMPLEX NATURE OF DOING EDUCATION ETHNOGRAPHY Guest introduction; Ethical dilemmas in the field: the complex nature of doing education ethnography, Pages 123 – 127, […]
Read moreThis is what I have so far – any suggested additions: Bolton, G. (2005). Reflective practice: Writing and professional development (2nd edn.). London, Sage. Borg, S. (2001). The research journal: A tool for promoting and understanding researcher development, Language Teaching Research, 5, (2), 156-177. Boud, D., Keogh, R. and Walker, D. (1985). Reflection: Turning experiences into learning. London, Kogan […]
Read moreI have been awarded a GTRA studentship!!! This award will cover my international student fees and gives me the opportunity to teach on undergraduate and/or post graduate courses. Below is a link for more info: http://www.education.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/research/funding A long and ardourous journey but well worth all the effort!!!
Read moreThis new Discussion Topic of Reflexivity picks up on quite a bit of activity by LTE staff and doctoral participants in recent months, some of which has spilled onto these blog pages (e.g. see comments on Magdalena De Stefani’s page). Some of this activity is directly related to: Doctoral study (as I think Magdalena’s ideas are, and Eljee also dwelt on […]
Read moreThis post traces the meandering path of an article I am working on, from its original inception to a stage very close to submission. I don’t know how typical this pathway is, but I thought that it might be worth a read in that it present’s an insiders’ perspective of how an article might come into existence. I think it […]
Read moreHave any of you explored this site at the University of Surrey? Social Science Update This is published quarterly by the Department of Sociology in order “to improve methodological awareness within the research community”. I have added it to our General Links in this blog.
Read morePANEL_PRESENTATION_JUNE_2010 On June 22nd I presented my research proposal to the PhD panel with the title of my proposal being ‘Teachers in transition: a case study of EAP teachers’ applications of blended learning approaches before, during, and after a series of teacher training workshops.’ The research proposal itself was submitted to the panel on 11th June (eleven days in […]
Read moreThis two-day, exploratory seminar finally took place on 7th and 8th July in the School of Education at the University of Durham. It was, in keeping with the ‘exploratory’ character of the discussions, a small event. Here is a list of participants and their contact emails. In some ways, the topic of this seminar can be understood to be a subset of the following, somewhat broader […]
Read moreWooJoo and Tzu-Hsuan (Carol) as PhD graduates Monday 5th July is Graduation day for the School of Education and, amongst others, LTE’s Carol (Tzu-Hsuan Liu) and Christine (WooJoo Lee) will be being ‘doctorised’. Congratulations to them – where they stand may others soon follow!
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