I had signed up to a presentation session with Catherine, Selina and Frankie. Sadly, I was very short on time due to work commitments and was unable to prepare my presentation, however, I attended the session so that I could feedback on my peers’ presentations. I felt ashamed in being behind, but I was reassured that I still had time to catch up and that my contributions in these group tutorials were valuable and appreciated.
The only primary research I had conducted so far was the one UAL staff interview. I had been writing and re-writing the survey questions for the UAL Insights students who had enrolled as an UAL undergraduate student, but was promptly reminded by Catherine that it was coming to the end of the first term so it was imperative to get this sent out immediately. It was also recommended that I add a section in the survey where I ask students who are interested in a follow-up interview to leave their contact information. This could be a further way of retrieving more qualitative data, and a chance for students to elaborate on their answers in more depth.
I was also reminded to share my Workflow page with the group, as although I had created the Workflow page, it was not visible to the tutors. I have now adjusted it so that my page is visible to the tutors.
There’s a lot to do!
Below is the final and signed off version of the SiP Ethical Enquiry Form. I was most pleased with the feedback received on this as it indicated my attention to detail around the ethical implications of researching this topic in the position that I am in, and highlighted my care towards both the subject and towards the students. I feel as I have not been prompted to complete a Participant Information Sheet or Consent Form as part of my SiP, my method of explaining by email and by starting any interview off with a disclaimer will suffice.
It’s clear the project is coming from a place that really matters to you, the institution and the students. The care you have taken over the different kinds of relationality created by the practice of your research is thought provoking.
I love the details of each step: the tools and platforms you are using; the different participants and their different institutional contexts; the life-cycle of the data, how long this data will exist in the world and under what conditions. And it’s all composed with the ethical drive behind you project which informs the ethical consideration you give to each section.
Your work highights and resonates with the dynamic aspect of action research, which conventionally is represented pictorially as a cycle but for me is a series of moving parts – you, the researcher question, the participants, the methods, the tools.
feedback received from John O’Reilly on the Ethical Enquiry Form