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Is this how the mind is supposed to work?
May. 18th, 2008 03:34 pmRight, so, my exam is in TWO DAYS. On the morning of Tuesday, May 20th, I will sit down in an office and write my exam on qualitative research methods.
I am cramming into my head the steps involved in the Grounded Theory research method, with comparisons to other methods as a way to demonstrate wider knowledge.
Standard enough for many doctoral students, no?
So what is unusual about this, you ask? In trying to turn concepts into tangible understandable steps, in trying to TAKE OWNERSHIP of the material I am studying---my brain has latched onto using the phenomenon of alien invasion as it specifically manifested itself in the growing (hatching?) of Adipose. Yep, adipose.
Doctor Who has provided me with a ready made fictional scenario to "study" using the grounded theory method. This can't be normal, can it?
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I am so going to enjoy swigging back half a dozen kamikaze shots with my doctoral program mates on Tuesday night.
I am cramming into my head the steps involved in the Grounded Theory research method, with comparisons to other methods as a way to demonstrate wider knowledge.
Standard enough for many doctoral students, no?
So what is unusual about this, you ask? In trying to turn concepts into tangible understandable steps, in trying to TAKE OWNERSHIP of the material I am studying---my brain has latched onto using the phenomenon of alien invasion as it specifically manifested itself in the growing (hatching?) of Adipose. Yep, adipose.
Doctor Who has provided me with a ready made fictional scenario to "study" using the grounded theory method. This can't be normal, can it?
.
.
.
I am so going to enjoy swigging back half a dozen kamikaze shots with my doctoral program mates on Tuesday night.
