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Data
I’ve been silent for a while. After spending the balance of the summer recovering from a mysterious virus that had lodged itself in my inner ear, I dove head-first into my data collection and analysis this fall for my dissertation, The … Continue reading
From Journal to Blog 2: Enter James C. Scott
Looking at some of my teaching journals stacked up, I can’t help but think about how the chronicling of time, events, and thoughts has shifted. I’m also thinking about how the value/power/purpose of these thoughts changes if they remain hidden … Continue reading
Bike Paths and the Policy-Practice Gap
I’ve been eager to get back on my bike, and have been carefully taking it out for a spin every now and again. I appreciate the time it gives me to think. And almost without fail my thoughts turn to … Continue reading
Metamediated
Why meta? I am currently blogging about talking about blogging. I was in Montreal for a few days and had the opportunity to speak in my colleague’s Qualitative Methods and Educational Psychology class at McGill University. I presented something similar … Continue reading
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Writing Process
Every semester of graduate school so far has been marked by some event. For better or for worse, several of those events have been, for me, injuries. I fractured my tailbone at the end of July (a swimming accident), and … Continue reading
And the Search for Next Year Begins
When you’re starting to think about making the commitment to start a PhD program, you hear about how difficult/complex the academic job market is, but you don’t really get what that means till you’re staring down the barrel of your … Continue reading
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