One of the points we discussed was that researchers on rights, democracy and participation often do not discuss or articulate the adult’s...

I led the Learnig Circle tonight and posed the questions: What is a Case Study? Is it a paradigm, approach, methodology, method or...

A memorable week

One thought from each of the Key note speeches and symposia attended: 1. Steven Moss: "All human learning comes from people taking...

What does "voice" mean"? Finding your "voice" in academic writing is similar to choosing what to wear for a particluar occasion. "Voice"...

I decided to try to contribute to a twitter party and my contributions won me a Jofli Bear and a book from PACEY :)

My PowerPoint presentation is slowly coming together. Each time I present it to friends or family it keeps improving with great valuable...

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Discussed my EECERA presentation and autobiography in presentations and written work in general. Allowing the researcher's own voice to...

"It is good medicine, we think, for researchers to make their preferences clear. To know how a researcher construes the shape of the...

Bourdieu’s philosophical and methodological approach was developed as an alternative to the positivist approach to social research of his...

Discussed my latest essays: 1. "What is a case?" 2. "Words matter: why qualitative researcgers should use the concept of triangulation...

My paper on "Children's Rights in Early Childhood Provision: A Comparative Study" was published online today. Read it at:...

At the launch of Civil Society Alternative Report 2015 to the UN Committee - England. Great contribution by children, Children's...

Moving away from Yin who has more of a positivist take on case study research to Stake's qualitative process, as my study is an...

Great lineup: Dr Lumsden, Dr Murray, Dr Elfer, Dr Page, Dr Helavaara Robertson. Peter Elfer introduced me to the Tavistock Observation...

Rich programme, stimulating discussions with fellow delegates. Pleasure meeting Audrey Osler, Hugh Starkey and Pricilla Alderson....

Stake (2005) suggests a case study is “both a process of inquiry about the case and the product of that inquiry” (p.444). I am however...

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Some very useful clarifications of relationship between epistemology, theoretical perspectives, methodology and research methods