Conversations on Method: Deconstructing Policy through the Researcher Reflective Journal

Autor/inn/en	Slotnick, Ruth C.; Janesick, Valerie J.
Titel	Conversations on Method: Deconstructing Policy through the Researcher Reflective Journal
Quelle	In: Qualitative Report, 16 (2011) 5, S.1352-1360 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-0147
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Doctoral Programs; Researchers; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Reflection; Journal Writing; Metacognition; Role; Qualitative Research; Research Methodology; Academic Discourse; Writing for Publication; Figurative Language; Poetry; Creativity; Interpersonal Communication; Self Concept; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Doktorandenprogramm; Researcher; Forscher; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politikfeldanalyse; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Rollen; Qualitative Forschung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Discourse; Diskurs; Lyrik; Poesie; Kreativität; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Selbstkonzept
Abstract	In this article the authors argue that the researcher reflective journal is a critical interpretive tool for conducting educational policy analysis. The idea for this research grew from the experiences of a doctoral candidate (Ruth) in pursuit of a policy focused dissertation and a series of on-going conversations with her qualitative methodologist (Valerie). The structure of the paper takes a dialogue form on the topic of policy analysis and the various uses of the journal, including found data poetry and photographic representations of the self as a research instrument, which may expand the findings and increase options for data presentation. Sections of the paper include a discussion on journal writing as a creative process, the reflective role of the researcher when examining policies, and the challenges of constructing a well-designed methodological framework. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10