Iris Professional Practice Blog

READING AND MAKING MEANING OF CONCEPTS

So, while trying to make meaning of what meaning making is I'm already making meaning of things...got it?...I've been reading and trying to understand the concepts this new module of study requires.

While I'm excited at the prospect of conducting field work, I understand how important it is to acknowledge how this work will be conducted and how this may or may not influence my own findings and conclusions. Looking at my practice, I need to identify what particular area in my field of practice I don't know much about > would be interested in finding out further > believe would add value to my current practice and interest.
Once identified, I would also need to identify the research model that best applies to my research proposal so, more reading.
Some of the research models are very similar and have only some variants between them and discovering so much discourse on the philosophy of best practices and viewpoints can only mean one thing: more reading. Currently reading on Phenomenology and Hermeutic Phenomenology as well as Naturalistic enquiry.
On top of these considerations ethics plays a very important role in ensuring safe practice for research subjects, researcher and may influence the content of research itself, so...yes you guessed it: more reading!!

Also having great pleasure in exploring the body of work of artists that have inspired me such as Alvin Ailey, Bill T. Jones and Katharine Dunham, amongst others which I'll make theme for my next blog.

Whilst I take time daily to read on related bibliography and themes I'm finding the complexity of the various learning philosophies often define as abstract concepts difficult to relate to my daily practice. My expectation was to learn about learning methodologies that relate direvtly to dance and although learning applies to any subject I find reading about this interwoven complexity of learning philosophies of acquiring knowledge something that rarely applies in field practice. So, I guess I need....more reading.