Are you certain?
Initiating change
Research must be relevant and make a difference to all involved.
My personal feeling is ‘What is the point if it makes no difference?’
Qualitative / non-positivist can be perceived as ‘wishy washy’
where nothing fixed/straight forwards is discovered. Again, this resonates with no finite outcome.
The end result may be uncertain as each piece of the research jigsaw will alter its composition. There is a sense of excitement in the not knowing how the proposal may unfold.
If everything in life was certain, where is the spontaneity in that!
As I become older, the desire to discover new modes of thought gains pace.
Children’s differing constructs depend on certainty or surprise and so do their needs.
I find myself contemplating my own life places and how they emotionally impacted my feelings of security, safety and well-being thus implicating my own professional practise.
As dance teachers I find we are in a privileged position to acquire a holistic approach and benefit individuals beyond just dance.
Adesola has spoken on embodiment and what it means to us in the Module 2 handbook. I consider that our emotional state is central to embodiment. What do you think?
Research must be relevant and make a difference to all involved.
My personal feeling is ‘What is the point if it makes no difference?’
Qualitative / non-positivist can be perceived as ‘wishy washy’
where nothing fixed/straight forwards is discovered. Again, this resonates with no finite outcome.
The end result may be uncertain as each piece of the research jigsaw will alter its composition. There is a sense of excitement in the not knowing how the proposal may unfold.
If everything in life was certain, where is the spontaneity in that!
As I become older, the desire to discover new modes of thought gains pace.
Children’s differing constructs depend on certainty or surprise and so do their needs.
I find myself contemplating my own life places and how they emotionally impacted my feelings of security, safety and well-being thus implicating my own professional practise.
As dance teachers I find we are in a privileged position to acquire a holistic approach and benefit individuals beyond just dance.
Adesola has spoken on embodiment and what it means to us in the Module 2 handbook. I consider that our emotional state is central to embodiment. What do you think?
Even when teaching specific technique/methods for differing dance genres there is no certainty in the outcome of how a person may execute any one step or what he/she may learn from the completion of said steps. Therefore, assuming quantitative only has set variables and outcomes may be a bit rigid when we as instructors look at how different the outcomes will be from the many individuals taking class from us. While quantitative typically refers to a set structure I find this is only true when dealing with numbers. For example 2+2 does equal 5 when you also subtract 1. So 2+2 does not always equal 4. Or perhaps this is a bit off...... who knows? Perspective and perception depend on the individual interpreting data or observing dance/class/works.
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