Category Archives: reflection

mulling it over – a thinking tool for reflecting on a research experience

Posted on October 29, 2012 by

Reflection is one of those weasel-ly words that can mean anything and nothing. Most of us acknowledge that we need to do it, but what does it actually mean as a practice? You are probably familiar with Donald Schön’s (a) … Continue reading →

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sustain your writing – find a palate cleanser or ten

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

We all know what a palette cleanser is right? We’re academics so we must have encountered the ubiquitous sorbet either in chilly reality or on one of those food porn tele programmes ? Or we’ve been to a wine tasting … Continue reading →

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can you write about mess in your thesis and if so how? part two

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

Peter Matthews continues his post about writing about the messy bits of his research. In my previous post I reported the “positive story” of my fieldwork – reflecting on that feeling of “connection” with my research participants in the narrative … Continue reading →

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can you write about mess in your thesis, and if so, how? part one

Posted on July 13, 2012 by

This post is written by Dr Peter Matthews who works in the School of the Built Environment at Herriott Watt. Peter’s blog is Urbanity…History and he tweets as @urbaneprofessor. I asked him to show and tell how he talked about … Continue reading →

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