During this semester I need to try to accomplish several things. As of this posting I seem to be a little incapacitated in terms of moving forward. I came into my office yesterday with the intention of starting to get some things down on paper and I just ended up cleaning up my email files! I am definitely in a "funk". Need to just get back on the old horse an get started!!!
So my goals are:
To gain an understanding of terms and ideas related to theory and how they are expressed and discussed in literature.
To spend time discussing why it is so important to choose one or two theoretical frames as opposed to melding several frames together and having a more eclectic view.
To make choices about theoretical frames that will drive my research and writing.
Which ones should I drop and which ones should I hold onto.
To be better prepared to discuss and be able to write about my own frame(s) and thinking.
To keep on track and produce some writing that will ultimately help in my dissertation
introduction and literature review.
I look forward to seeing all of you next Monday!
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You have some solid and important goals. I can relate to your feling of being stuck. I constantly sit down and end up paying bills, reading e-mail, or doing some other useless task instead of becoming reengaged with my topic. Getting reconnected and understanding the theoretical frames of our studies will help us become energized and move forward. I can see many interesting angles in the international study which you presented in class last time. it will be important to frame your approach and and thinking about the ideas as you move forward. it may be that you end up developing your own unique lens of service learning as a result of the study.
It is difficult to stay focus especially when time is limited and you begin to feel overwhelmed. I constantly get distracted while sitting at the computer and then realized most of my "good" ideas came to me while driving! I began carrying around a tape recorder. When a notable idea pops into my head I grab the recorder and just talk away. I am sure the people in the other cars must think I am a bit crazy but it really does help.
The recording idea is great especially if you have long commute. I have been meaning to get my digital recorder into my purse for months. This is it: I am doing it tonite!
I like your goals and I think they would be great discussion topics for class.
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