Woohoooo! Current scoreboard in the Collie’s advancement to dissertation candidacy game: HRRC approval (as in: the ethics committee): a decision is promised to me by…
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Proposal committee approval score: 2 out of 3! :)
Another ‘squeeeeeee!‘ moment for me this morning! I opened my email inbox to discover that my second (of three) committee members has approved my proposal…
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I have been fortunate, over the years of my post-grad work, to have had some truly exceptional and deservedly renown professors. Some of my proudest…
Continue ReadingField notes on disturbing ethical questions, part 2
Just as the worrying realities of Field notes on disturbing ethical questions, part 1 are starting to really register as I read, there’s a quote…
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I’m eating lunch and reading one of my methodology books and scaring myself. It’s Feminist Research Practice: A Primer, 2nd edition. Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber is…
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Due to the subject matter of my dissertation and proposal, I’ve had to include a Glossary. Dear heavens, what a headache. Here’s my introduction to…
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Butter chicken for dinner tonight — yum! It’s in the crockpot and starting to make the house smell delicious. Combined with the fact that it’s…
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This is just going to be various fun/silly things in my life currently — sometimes I need to simply not think about dissertation stuff. So!…
Continue ReadingDissertation blues… part one ;)
I’ve come to the conclusion that I need to write down some of the issues I’m butting my head up against, as I write my…
Continue ReadingUnexpected validation — eeee! ;)
I recently had something startlingly nice happen to me! There’s a professor I had in the past who’s a noted and accomplished author. She’s got…
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