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EK313 Block 3 week 15/unit 13 - Coggle Diagram
EK313 Block 3 week 15/unit 13
Block 3 prepared by: Alison Clark, Naomi Holford and Grace Clifton
Carrying out practitioner research can offer a
unique perspective
on a research topic – because of the
in-depth knowledge
of the particular research context – but it can have
disadvantages as well as advantages
.
https://learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=1778164§ion=1.3
Nicola Smith audio
2 settings. she'd worked at both. One pakistani/ Bengali. Other white 1st language English. What are the parent's, children's and practitioners perspectives on parental involvement. Does this differ between parents, between groups of parents.
Main advantages: worked in one and close relationships with others. So 'good chance of making a difference' will feed back and they will respond. Already solid/ trusting relationships.
Chance to talk about things nobody had asked about before. How do the parents and children want things to be in the nursery?
'Opening up a space, where people's voices can be heard'.
Disadvantage- the familiarity and they viewed her as a teacher (as she was in the past) Parents and children views. They were cautious to give a'correct' answer. She wants to hear what they want to voice.
Danger of reinforcing the things she wanted to change. Being 'in charge' reinforced being in a position of power.
Had to set aside her experiences of being a practitioner. So could see how their ideas related to the topic.
Started as reflections on her own practice. PhD and the research came out of that.
more experienced researchers helped- made suggestions, asked had she thought about this or the other.
https://learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=1778164§ion=1.3.1
A disadvantage might be the difficulty in distancing yourself from a research topic to see the issue from different perspectives.
13.2
Identifying a research theme
. . . One way to do this in practitioner research is to bring together
both
academic
knowledge, as discussed in research literature, and
practitioner
knowledge gained by first-hand experiences.
https://learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=1778164§ion=1.4
Chater 11
Nicola Smith
She identified her focus during her time as a practitioner. She created 2 case studies and studied existing literature to refine her research focus.
Her existing knowledge was based on working in the 2 schools and observing/experiencing what happens. Particularly new children settling in.
Academic knowledge was informed by Pierre Bourdieu: As teachers are more expert/ experienced in the 'school values' and ways of the school. Do we defer more authority/ power onto them. I would argue you this deference by parents is their feeling of inferiority and/or ignorance of the ways of the school. Get involved!! Be more me!
Drury, 2007 cited in Smith, highlights the importance of relationships between parents and teachers in supporting bilingual children's transitions form home to school. Isn't this obvious??? Drury's work made Smith wonder how better relationships could be developed.
I think chicken and egg.
This practitioner knowledge and experience was combined with a theoretical interest in discussions of power and in particular in the work of French sociologist Bourdieu. Nicola discusses how Bourdieu’s theoretical notions of ‘symbolic violence’ and ‘méconnaissance’ gave her a new lens with which to examine the power imbalances that existed between parents and teachers.
https://learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=1778164§ion=1.4.1
developing critical reading
generally/most/many/some and may/appears/seem to– qualifying words which allow for exceptions to a statement. Does this weaken the argument?
Isn't it so balanced and not saying definitely?? Not our place to make definitive judgements.
You may want to know who the author is and what their background is. Are they qualified to write on this topic? Who funded the research? What is its context? Why was the study carried out? What prompted it?
Exploring these questions may reveal potential bias and drivers for research and explain skewed outcomes.
Use
scanning
to locate or pinpoint particular information. handy when you're looking for a particular word or phrase within a text or when you want to get an idea of the layout of the text (how many sections, where certain topics are covered).
Use
skimming
to pick out key words and main themes in the content and gain an overview, a useful first step before reading more deeply. Here you are reading the words quickly to get a feel for how something is discussed. If you think that the text will be useful to you, you can slow down and read in a more focused way.
https://learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=15120§ion=2
Who is speaking or writing?
What is their point of view or perspective?
What ideas and information are presented and how were they obtained?
Are there unsupported assertions?
Are relevant reasons or evidence provided?
Is the method used to find the evidence sound?
What
assumptions
have been made?
What has been omitted?
What other perspectives or points of view could there be?
Is the conclusion reasonable?
https://learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=15120§ion=3
https://learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=15120§ion=1
Although academic material is often written in the passive voice (‘A study was carried out to determine…’ rather than ‘I conducted a study…’) this does not mean that the material is neutral.
https://learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=15120§ion=3
Grounded Theory?? Bourdieu?? Bhabha?? p.191
Bourdieu, P. (1977) Outline of a Theory of Practice, Cambridge, Polity Press.
???? in references week 15!!
transcripts from the bookmaking activity (translating of some) combined with field notes and documents.
Smith was conscious of seeing what themes emerged, rather than her preconceived ideas, and grouping accordingly. p.197
Time-consuming, yet opportunity to become familiar with the data.
Looking on a screen difficult, so printed all out, had the visual of speech bubbles (which she could cut out). Themes could then pop.
Knew practitioners in both settings (conflict of interest?) but had to be open minded to read the data unbiased and objectively.
https://learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=1778164§ion=1.8.1