Are you one of us or one of them? Social groupings are with us throughout our development. I should not have been surprised to learn that being part of a group or not may impact my research. There has been a long debate about whether researcher positionality has a positive Read more…
Summary Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3, 77–101. https://doi.org/10.1191/1478088706qp063oa Braun and Clarke consider Thematic Analysis as a foundational method of qualitative analysis Thematic analysis is flexible and accessible Independent of theory Compatible with both essentialist and constructionist paradigms “Reports experiences, Read more…
Summary Dodgson, M. (1993). Organizational learning: A review of some literatures. Organization Studies,14(3), 375–394. https://doi.org/10.1177/017084069301400303 Organizational Learning is essential to organizational development. While the benefits of organizational learning are positive, it sometimes involves negative outcomes, that can then be learned from. Organizational learning involves recognizing the role of individual learning, and valuing Read more…
Summary Bailey, K. D. (2005). Fifty years of systems science: Further reflections. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 22(5), 355–361. http://doi.org/10.1002/sres.711 Outlines the 10 goals of systems theory (p. 356; first 5 are from Hammond, 2003) Develop theoretical understanding of systems that transcend the standard departments of knowledge Understand the similarity and Read more…
Summary Trickett, E. J., & Espino, S. L. (2004). Collaboration and social inquiry: Multiple meanings of a construct and it’s role in creating useful and valid knowledge. American Journal of Community Psychology, 34(1/2), 14–69. http://doi.org/10.1023/B:AJCP.0000040146.32749.7d Often, Lewin is credited with the birth of the perspective as he felt that traditional approaches were Read more…
Before delving into blogging about my literature review, I thought it may be informative for you to know just what my research is about, and where I hope to go with it. Currently, I am hoping to explore the state of bullying prevention in a setting where the implementation of Read more…
For the last year, I have been involved with the Digitally Literate Project with Drs. Michelle Schira Hagerman and W. Ian O’Byrne. This has been a fantastic learning experience as I have been able to explore so many facets of getting a large scale (international) research project off the ground, and sustaining it. When I Read more…
