p. 34 of Reader 6 talks about the things you need to consider to carry our practitioner research for your inquiry
A number of research books mentioned in this reader are useful to planning your
professional inquiry. The following list (indebted to Mason, 2002 and Bryman, 2008) is
indicative of the kinds of elements that are often found in proposals for practitioner
research. The brief could include such information as:
WORKING TITLE
- Explanation of the topic for the inquiry or the research problem WHAT ARE YOU DOING in the context of the Inquiry - is this research going to be carried out in conjunction with other training ? workshops?
- research (inquiry) questions or hypotheses being explored
- background of research (context and purpose of the inquiry),
- explanations of the research approach or methodology - quantitative/qualitative/mixed,
- descriptions of the tools of inquiry undertaken during the module e.g. observations,
- sampling approaches used, methods - interviews, focus groups, or surveys, the literature that you sourced and reviewed WHAT DID YOU TRY OUT IN THIS MODULE THAT HAS INFORMED YOUR PLANNING?
- description of the tools of inquiry to be used in the professional inquiry
- how you will handle the data and analyse the findings from the inquiry
- ethical considerations, aspects of validity and reliability of framework
- reflection from the learning process undertaken (THIS IS IN CRITICAL REFLECTION ON BLOG and put into an Appendix of the Plan)
- timetable for the professional inquiry
- the learning agreement with workplace signature where required (EMPLOYER SUPPORT FORM)
- the resources that you might need to carry out the inquiry (People, things, studio space, travel?)
Thank you Paula this is really useful! I have grouped my ideas and am starting to find trends within my researching> so far I have Networking, multidisciplinary and contributing factors. However, I still feel like i have a long way to go before my inquiry line is discovered. I feel that this has outlined what I was thinking, but had not structured anything yet. I think that structure is something I need to focus on so that i do not get lost in my inquiry.
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Thank you Paula. This will be great to use alongside Alan's blog 'What an inquiry plan might look like'. This will be really helpful, thank you.
ReplyDeleteGreatLisa and Jo - yes it is hard work getting ideas together. Don't worry - you will get there!
ReplyDeletethanks so much for this paula! A big help to ensure everything we need is written in the plan. i have been really struggling so this has given me more ideas!
ReplyDeletePaula this has taken a massive weight off my mind - it's so useful! Thank you,
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