A change of address

4/13/2012

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I don't want to say "from now on" because "from now on" sounds so very final, but starting from this point forward, you, my avid reader, can find some of my blogs on a different website.  No, no, I've yet to abandon this weebly's blog spot, but my group has set up a website for our collaborative research project, Why Buy Local?  You're now provided with a bit of an insight into the eye of madness, as it were, as we will no doubt post about our struggles getting interviews, making time in our day to complete this project amidst a sea of other finals for different classes we're enrolled in, and basically a sea change of ideas.  The group is heading into this with the assumption that our interviews themselves will shape where the piece ultimately goes, so it should make for a pretty interesting ride. 

Bon appétit!
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Quantitative Research: the ugly bastard child of WRT

4/3/2012

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Social constructionism --> epistemology (gots ta be reflexive)
                                     --> collaboration

Methodology                 --> narrative inquiry 
                                     --> qualitative.  context-specific.  stories are important.  
                                     --> must be transparent.  thick/rich description - accuracy.

Methods                        --> construct data. 
                                             --> interviews (semi-structured).  create a dialogue.
                                             --> observation / notes
                                             --> oral history 
                                             --> narrative writing

Reflective - inner.  You can reflect on something, but never change that. 
Reflexive - bi-directional.  Realtime adjustments. Use info to inform what you're doing.
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