Tag Archives: research

oh no, someone did the research before me…

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

I very frequently meet doctoral researchers who are worried about not being original enough. They are afraid that what they are doing has been ‘done before’ and they won’t therefore be making an ‘original contribution’ to knowledge. They also are … Continue reading →

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visual narratives as sense-making

Posted on October 5, 2012 by

This is a guest post by Megan McPherson who is an artist, educator and researcher. She is a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education at Monash University. She read the patter post on writing narratives as sense-making practice and … Continue reading →

Posted in academic writing, Anthony Paré, artist notebooks, image, narrative, writing as heuristic | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

research track record – how do you get it?

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

One of the things that can count for or against you when bidding for research project money is track record. All funders would like to give their money to someone who they are pretty confident can produce the goods. So … Continue reading →

Posted in early career researchers, peer review, publication plan, research funding, research mentoring, research plan, track record | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

doing the literature review – thinking about patterns and groups

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

If you’ve ever watched small children playing then you’ll know that one of the things that they do is to sort things into groups. A bunch of coloured pens, pencils and markers can be sorted by type, colour, size, shape, … Continue reading →

Posted in academic writing, grouping and patterning, literature review, meta-commentary, signposts, thematisation | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments