We did it! We handed in our last module. I have spent some time going over old journal entries and reflecting on what I have found out about myself over this process. This final module was the most extensive so far. As a process, this has been time consuming, sometimes stressful but ultimately rewarding and a positive experience. I have found it difficult to keep motivated and meet my targets. To help counter this, I implemented a strategy that included realistic target setting through a working diary. This has enabled me to systematically complete the module, improve my organisational skills and has reminded me that through hard work and perseverance, I am able to reach my goals. Exploring different research strategies encouraged me to analyse myself and help me grow in confidence, realising that I wasn’t searching for an answer but for more enlightening information that lead me to more questions. I decided to take a pragmatic path, dealing with my research in a sensible way wit
We have just finished our Skype meeting about analysis and synthesis. Thank you Maria, this was very informative. Thank you everyone for your input on my topic, it was extremely helpful. I'm now going to go away and look at more literature including 'Dancers talking dance' and try to find some patterns to start triangulating data. I intend to use my field work opinions as a bonus and concentrate more on the patterns found in my literature, I will now also start to look at the patterns in the silences, where no literature is found. This was a very interesting topic as I'd never thought that people not talking about something was as eye opening as lots of people talking about the same subject. There was an interesting point made about how different countries perceive audiences and also how audience members in different countries perceive performance. Maybe this is something I can look into. I was pleased to find out that my framework can evolve as my research progr