Research Reflection: ObservationsConduct qualitative data gathering loosely related to the Final Research Proposal topic on an educational setting.
What is the site? Explain why the site was selected; How did you gain access? What is your connection to and role in the site? (If you had previous connections to the site, how did you balance you responsibilities with your role as a researcher?)
How frequent did you visit the site? Describe the particular location where you conducted the actual observations? What specific focus/topic guided the observation session? Explain what you intended on focusing on observing and what you ended up observing.
What type of observations did you use? Describe any successes and challenges you had during your observations. Describe any skills/techniques that you may have developed during the process of using these tools.
What are some of the connections between your experiences and themes/issues covered in the course readings? What connections can you make between your experience conducting observations and your Final Research Proposal?
