Friday, June 12, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
I've reviewed all of Dr. Karvonen's comments twice and am now ready to begin tacking the literature review. I like the idea of starting there....makes it more manageable in my mind. I'm going to start with the "low hanging fruit" and take care of all of the easy corrections. Then, I'll formulate a plan to begin reorganizing and expanding my lit review to make it more meaningful.
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Today I've begun tackling the first pages of my lit review using Dr. K's recommendations. It's taking much longer than I imagined. These revisions require much more thought. However, it is helping to bring clarity to the direction of my study. I can see that I'm going to need to locate more resources that perhaps are more directly related to some of the questions she's posed.
ReplyDeleteThis afternoon I worked on some more revisions. Something that's getting tricky for me is the snowball effect of revisions. At times my revisions can take care of more than one of Dr. K's suggestions. At other times, I question if my revisions are clear and could potentially lead to other suggestions for organization/clarity....just beginning this long process of justifying the need for my study by showing related literature and gaps.....
ReplyDeleteToday I worked through a few more pages addressing Dr. K's questions/comments. My original page 10 is now page 15. Before I move forward with revisions, I plan to make a topical outline of my proposal "to date." Meaning, I've moved lots of things around and added ideas. So, now I need to clarify on paper and in my mind the organization and flow. So, I'll spend time this evening working on that and pick back up with revisions with a fresh eye.
ReplyDeleteToday I continued going through revisions. As intended, I did create an outline with paragraph topics so that I could have a visual "map" of my work. It has helped so much to be able to see "at-a-glance" where my points were connecting, and in some cases, not flowing effectively. I've copied, pasted, cut, etc. As a work on a paragraph, I add it to my outline.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I plan to visit Janice Holt at WCU on Monday morning to learn more about her support program for beginning teachers. I can't wait to see how it informs my work.
I'm back....comps are now behind me so I'm ready to jump back into the proposal. It's taken me some time to reorient myself with the proposal but has helped to step away from it. I can see more clearly ways in which it is disconnected and difficult to follow. My goal is to complete the lit review revisions as suggested by Dr. Karvonen by October 2nd.
ReplyDeleteI've just sent a copy of my lit review to Karen to proof and she is sending hers to me. I'm looking forward to see what someone with "fresh eyes" finds! I hope to be able to submit my lit review to Dr. Karvonen within the next week.
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