The Art of refining

Saturday activities designed to help you define and refine your big theme down into some core research questions.

• We will like the idea of using analogy to help in this refining:

Keep hold of your BIG IDEAS that draw us in and paint pictures:

THE ESCAPE ROOM – also a metaphor for…

THE WELLBEING JOURNEY – with your map and compass…

• Reconnaissance – reviewing the landscape, checking what’s out there – looking at the literature to help with your focus, build up your store of knowledge, and take you in unexpected directions.

• Seeing RESEARCH as ACTION

• Seeing RESEARCH as a PARADIGM

• Seeing the PARADIGM as something we want to change or SHIFT

Today’s activities

1. Intro – the Daily News – Morning Papers activity – transitioning into a new space (home/work/school…) & refining right down to the ‘BOOM’ (contextual clue – you have to know that Prince Harry used this with his granny/nonna!)
   
2. Here’s the link: The Daily News – taking a big story and synthesising it right down to the core;
   
3. Critical reading activity (Helen) Research Methods in Education, Chapter 22, Cohen, Manion et al (2018);
   1. FEEDBACK from the activity;
      
4. LITERATURE SEARCH Versus LITERATURE REVIEW
   • Helen
   • Julio
     
5. The RESEARCH PROBLEM – refining and refining from the BIG IDEA – some thoughts and some action – slide show (Helen) BIG PAPER activity (Phil)
   1. Working on your ideas – time to work – big or small – be prepared to share later.
      
6. Learning from Cohort 2 researchers and working with parents
   1. Toni Hillman has prepared a short slide show