I believe the clarity between these three positions becomes clearer as I continue with my story but I have also identified where these situations occur in my expanded timeline. (figure 3 page 50)
I continue on now to explain my methodology, which I describe in two parts as the research methods, used where somewhat different in each emerging into a ‘living educational theory’.
Emerging methodology
Research Paradigm part one
The research method in respect of part one of this study is autoethnography—a qualitative approach with the potential of practitioners to “gain profound understanding of self and others” in a cultural context (Chang, 2008: 13). I have used this method as a reflective process to gain understanding of ‘my’ self prior to working in senior leadership roles. In part two I continue with the use of autoethnography to investigate my identity additionally adopting an action research-living theory approach as, at the heart of my concern, was to improve practice. The application of other …show more content…
Denzin and Lincoln (2008) liken the process as someone “who assembles images into montages” (page 5). “Qualitative research is a means for exploring and understanding the meaning individuals or groups ascribe to a social or human problem” (Denzin & Lincoln, 2008: 4). The qualitative researcher seeks “to describe, explain, and make understandable the familiar in a contextual, personal, and passionate way” (Denzin & Lincoln, 2000: 395). In the qualitative arena the individual is not only inserted into the study, the individual is the backbone of the study. (page 394)
As this is a study of myself researching in practice with the aim of better understanding my practice I continue with a brief description of ‘self-study’ before explaining in more detail the methodology and therefore justification in the use of autoethnography.
I continue on now to explain my methodology, which I describe in two parts as the research methods, used where somewhat different in each emerging into a ‘living educational theory’.
Emerging methodology
Research Paradigm part one
The research method in respect of part one of this study is autoethnography—a qualitative approach with the potential of practitioners to “gain profound understanding of self and others” in a cultural context (Chang, 2008: 13). I have used this method as a reflective process to gain understanding of ‘my’ self prior to working in senior leadership roles. In part two I continue with the use of autoethnography to investigate my identity additionally adopting an action research-living theory approach as, at the heart of my concern, was to improve practice. The application of other …show more content…
Denzin and Lincoln (2008) liken the process as someone “who assembles images into montages” (page 5). “Qualitative research is a means for exploring and understanding the meaning individuals or groups ascribe to a social or human problem” (Denzin & Lincoln, 2008: 4). The qualitative researcher seeks “to describe, explain, and make understandable the familiar in a contextual, personal, and passionate way” (Denzin & Lincoln, 2000: 395). In the qualitative arena the individual is not only inserted into the study, the individual is the backbone of the study. (page 394)
As this is a study of myself researching in practice with the aim of better understanding my practice I continue with a brief description of ‘self-study’ before explaining in more detail the methodology and therefore justification in the use of autoethnography.