Foucault and the dyslexic subject
Dyslexia is a learning difficulty which affects reading, writing, spelling and memory skills and...
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Category: Research Students
The experiences of ‘estranged students’: Call for Participants
Participants are required for the following study: The experiences of ‘estranged students’ beyond...
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Whose higher education experience is it anyway?
Whose higher education experience is it anyway? – Rethinking the university ideal....
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Should mobile phones be banned from Scottish Schools?
Should mobile phones be banned from Scottish Schools? Plainly put, no. I must start by saying that...
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Positionality and my PhD
In this post I delve into some of the questions I asked myself during my journey through the...
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Permission to theorise
A recurring question when talking to researchers is: Am I allowed to use social theory in my...
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Finding your writing flow
How can doctoral students complete their theses timely? A number of factors facilitate timely...
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What is this thing called ‘Social Theory’?
I am very grateful to the BERA SIG social theory, for putting on the “Theory as Method” day this...
Read MoreMaking a case for documentary research
Documentary-based research (sometimes called desk-based research) is just as valid as any other research method, so long as it fits the purpose of the study in question. It is an attractive method to those influenced by...
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What does it mean to take a position? Researchers and the researched
One of the most important considerations for the researcher is the position they occupy in...
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What comes first – the analytical framework or the data collection?
This is a bit of a chicken and egg question; one that I have often asked myself … out of fear that...
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What are the benefits and drawbacks of case study research?
There should be no doubt that with case studies what you gain in depth you lose in breadth – this...
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