This blog is created to support conversation generated from and about the learning process for MA Professional Practice (MAPP) in the Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries (ACI) at Middlesex University.

Sunday, 5 April 2020

Where 'Change' is in methodology

Today we had a really good conversation. For me it was about looking at the methodological, be it approach you are taking for your research or the approach you have within your practice and the effect it has. Looking at your methodological approach in terms of where you see change sitting. Do you believe change happens for instance by you being present, do things stay the same whether you are there or not bit your perception of them changes you?  Are you changed by each other?

We discussed how it is up to you what your approach is - there is no right or wrong approach we are suggesting. But there is a 'right' or 'wrong' response to activity once you have chosen your methodology. In other words if you come from the belief you can not change things by being there then your response to an event or to analyzing  data must include the assumption you did not changing things by being there - so what where you there for?
Interesting ....
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2 comments:

  1. Thank you for facilitating a very interesting discussion. Please see my current thoughts:

    https://jessemapp.blogspot.com/2020/04/what-constitutes-change.html

    Jesse

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  2. Hi Adesola

    I am of the opinion that we change everything we interact with, even if only slightly. We leave a microscopic biological trail everywhere we've been. It may not change much, but could pass on a potentially deadly virus.

    I wrote my reaction to this morning's Skype session on my blog:
    https://rhodmapp.blogspot.com/2020/04/sunday-morning-skype-early.html

    Take care all

    Rhoda

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