James and all
Thanks for your note James ... I read the recent JEE edition on research ,
I found the papers useful and I also found myself reflecting upon the similiar
refelctions as you did, as to a feeling of wanting to read more on actual research
examples. I think what I have to remember is that for such people to hit a
journal , such as a special edition, at a time when they feel ready to publish
their research is luck in many ways and I don't think we have enough research
in our field for luck to ensure such work is always available !
Perhaps, my feelings should also be reflected alongside the reality of time
it gets to complete research ... and I think people out there are putting it
into practice and it is cutting edge but as a lot of this practice is relatively
new then the edition of JEE is perhaps reflective of where we currently stand
in terms of research ?? Thus, i think the edition was valuable and can also
be used to understand our current transitions in the field and perhaps the large
amount of advice that seems to be out there is part of us trying to negotiate
this transition which we are faced with to a stage when we feel as if this advice
is being put into practice. I think we have to be realistic about expectations
of the developing academic community we are placed in and acknowledge every
attempt which tried to move this forward, as JEE has, even if this doesn't meet
with our expectations.
Interestingly , at the recent outdoor learning research forum here in the UK
a number of us commented on how we had felt that during the day we had experienced
a felt sense of some kind of shift in the way we were approaching dialgoue
, discussion and developing research agendas. It was as if the research forum
had completed a phase of development and could now progress to a different phase
of development. I think this felt shift is part of this transition stage and
I am trying to correlate this experience to the reflections you posed about
the recent JEE and the questionning of whether people are putting the ideas
into practice. I think this shift was correlated to the fact people had put
ideas into practice perhaps what we have to wait for now is the written text
to illustrate such shifts !
My thinking out loud for now .. any more thoughts ???
kaye
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>Hi everyone,<br>
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>The most recent edition of the Journal of Experiential Education was a
>special issue on research.<br>
><br>
>Has anyone had a chance to look at this and would like to comment?<br>
><br>
>I have looked over it rather quickly and my general feeling was one of
>intrigue, but also disappointment. <br>
><br>
>As always, there were some interesting, even tantalizing suggestions
>(e.g., I was pleased to see Jim Sibthorp and Alan Ewert putting forward a
>case for why empirical studies need to be considering the use of
>multivariate techniques). <br>
><br>
>But the volume seemed to lack the presence of a key research study.
>Where is the innovative, substantial research that we keep expecting and
>hoping for?? For a volume that one might hope would represent the
>cutting of research in the field at the beginning of the 21st century, I
>found it disappointing. <br>
><br>
>Our field doesn't seem to lack so much in people offering advice on how
>to do research, but there remains a notable dearth of folks putting that
>advice into practice.<br>
><br>
>Comments?<br>
><br>
>Cheers,<br>
>James<br>
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