September 2, 2011-
After reading the articles by Pollard and Armstrong, I was struck with the difference in each researchers tone. Pollard, after 30 years of research experience seemed to have lots of good advice, and was still passionate about his work. Armstrong on the other hand, has lost his rose-colored glasses way back on the yellow brick road. As I am just starting on my own research journey, I am grateful to have both perspectives, a healthy dose of reality along with the passionate apologist.
The term ‘post modernist perspective’ has been bouncing around in my brain. How does someone ‘prove’ something if each of our realities are different and based on our own experiences. The article said …” we can construct rather than merely report or reflect realities through research.” I am hoping it is my lack of knowledge on the topic, but I don’t see how research can be reliable if the researcher is unduly influence by his or her experiences and that is acceptable practice. This is like the Reader-response theory in English literature.
After reading the articles by Pollard and Armstrong, I was struck with the difference in each researchers tone. Pollard, after 30 years of research experience seemed to have lots of good advice, and was still passionate about his work. Armstrong on the other hand, has lost his rose-colored glasses way back on the yellow brick road. As I am just starting on my own research journey, I am grateful to have both perspectives, a healthy dose of reality along with the passionate apologist.
The term ‘post modernist perspective’ has been bouncing around in my brain. How does someone ‘prove’ something if each of our realities are different and based on our own experiences. The article said …” we can construct rather than merely report or reflect realities through research.” I am hoping it is my lack of knowledge on the topic, but I don’t see how research can be reliable if the researcher is unduly influence by his or her experiences and that is acceptable practice. This is like the Reader-response theory in English literature.
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