Monthly Archives: October 2024

After Catherine put us in touch, I arranged a meeting to informally discuss research with Saffie Pluck, Lecturer in Product Design – Studio Tutor at CSM, on 28th October 2024.

What does ‘sustainability’ mean? Oxford dictionary: I am interested in the second oxford dictionary meaning of the word, and could include this in my pre-amble in interviews and focus groups – or alternatively, I could leave this deliberately un-specified, and … Continue reading →

Reading Jean’s The Tools at Hand (2011) , Irvine, Drew, and Sainsbury’s ‘Am I not answering your questions properly?’ Clarification, adequacy and responsiveness in semi-structured telephone and face-to-face interviews (2013) and Taherdoost’s How to Conduct an Effective Interview (2022), I … Continue reading →

Peer tutorial with Catherine – 06/11/2024 Following the tutorial with Catherine and my peers, and some time spent considering the scope and timescale, I have decided to shift my research question, and therefore re-draft my ethical action plan. Although the … Continue reading →

Reading about Ethics and Action Research I am aware that by the very nature of action research, and of my topic, I will need to re-evaluate my research project from an ethical standpoint throughout the process, particularly if my plans … Continue reading →

In a group tutorial led by Catherine, Navin, Oliver, and myself talked through our ideas for our ARP’s. I was particularly taken with Navin’s ideas, around de-colonising, or cross-pollinating technical practise, initially through the deconstruction of notions of ‘classic’ garments … Continue reading →

ARP 2024-5 Ethical Action Plan Name of practitioner-researcher: Florence Meredith What is your project focus?   Understanding why students procrastinate in starting practical work, or projects with physical outcomes, and developing ways to support them in avoiding needless stress, unfinished … Continue reading →

Reading ‘Understanding the Psychology of Procrastination: Causes and Solutions‘ This article identifies some key reasons that people procrastinate, including: -Fear of failure (low expectations of own capabilities, or high expectations from others) -Perfectionism -Lack of motivation -Poor time management (stemming … Continue reading →

Reading ‘Art-based action research in the development work of arts and art education’            A research method through which participants “tacit knowledge and experiences can be obtained from them…not conveyed through traditional qualitative research methods based on verbal or written … Continue reading →

I am interested in using interviews within my research. Using questions to guide a student through a process is familiar to me, and aligns with my approach as an educator, so I am interested in learning more about interviews as … Continue reading →