This week’s readings feature empirical research on writing groups for doctoral students. This is a conscious effort on my part to blur the lines between the facets of the course that relate to technical aspects such as building writing skills and the more theoretical parts of the course (e.g., talking about ideas). Comment on whether these readings shed light on any aspects of this course.
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
October 16…Pragmatism and Educational Research
Please share any questions raised by this book and any other thoughts you have. While I hope you learned a lot about pragmatism, I am particularly interested in how the book served to get you thinking about the nature of knowledge, what there is to know and how all of this relates to educational research.
October 9…Becker and Writing
Comment on the first chapters of Becker. Any surprises? Think about and share any links you see between this book on writing and the other stuff we have been doing in class, thus far.
October 2…Biesta and Burbules (On Inquiry)
Discuss whether the authors’ depiction of inquiry jibes with your understandings of how social science research works.
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