Friday 2 March 2018

Revealing experiences not answering questions...

The 12.30 skype discussion with Module Three students on Tuesday raised areas around literature and data collection. There seemed to be a lot of weight given to the pragmatics of asking questions and presenting the answers through your inquiry.

I suggested in the discussion that perhaps it would be useful here to press pause and take a look at the role of the literature, the role of the data, the purpose of interviews before thinking about how to present the answers.

Gathering data (through engaging with literature, conducting surveys, interviewing others) should be about extending your learning beyond your onw immediate experience. Revealing the experiences of others in order to offer different perspectives to consider alongside your own/that of your professional environment.

This TED talk by David Isay came to mind, so sharing for you all...worth taking a look at ...


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4 comments:

  1. Laura Merani4 March 2018 at 07:31

    Fantastic TED talk, than you for sharing Helen!

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  2. Unknown4 March 2018 at 14:49

    Helen thank you for sharing this. I have already posted on Adesola's blog twice on this one! I am concerned as to how authentic these interviews are considering that the participants know they will be 'on display'. Foucault when researching prisoners and guards in a glass dome attempted to did this without them knowing they were being watched in order obtain data. Research can be distorted when the participants know they are being filmed. This presents ethical implications for me in both cases. When keeping participant anonymity there is no need to sensationalise but research must always be done with the participant's knowledge. Also, when under pressure to speak this can alter your intention. So, I am pondering on this. Not meaning to negate these stories though and many are incredibly moving. Taking this into account, perhaps conversation in a relaxed setting will present greater opportunity when collecting authentic qualitative data.

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  3. Unknown13 April 2018 at 23:56

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  4. willierfelton11 December 2020 at 09:56

    Helen thank you for sharing this. I have just posted on Adesola's blog twice on this one! I am worried concerning how genuine these meetings are thinking about that the members realize they will be 'in plain view'.

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