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.
Showing posts with label methodology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label methodology. Show all posts

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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Friday, 9 March 2018

Literature reviews

A Literature Review - reviews the literature. It is like standing in the library and saying "these shelves are books and journals on aspects of xxxx", "these shelves are by people who have xxx perspective". It is not about one or two books. A Literature Review overviews what is out there and gives you a context for where you stand. It then helps you with how you analyse.