3.15 Workshop!

Tonight I handed out signed permission forms so you can get started on data collection - and we talked through how to ask research participants if they are interested in your study; how to introduce the permission forms, and how to set up initial interviews (including signing + keeping copies of permission forms).  After the study is complete you need to pass out debriefing forms.

Discourse analysis project
We reviewed the criteria for your discourse analysis essay (assignment sheet to the right).  They include statements of:
1. what  your analysis shows => focus for your essay
2. what lens/methodology  you use to examine your data (refer to the lenses in Bloome et al, and for methodologies refer to the 4 sample essays in chapter 3)
3. evidence to support each point to develop your focus

The rest of class was spent conferencing /discussing your research projects and DA papers.

For next class

Read: The Arrival, Farrell, Arizpe & McAdam (passed out in class); Rose in Griffin

Blog 7: Post draft DA project