Remote Supervision

After my prevarication yesterday, I sent off three chapters last night - the opening rationale and two revised data chapters - and 'zoomed' into my first remote supervision session this afternoon.

The main feedback was the need for me to capture the ethos of the department and the responsive culture of receptive teachers ready to embrace change back in 2014, and to acknowledge that the seeds of theorisation and reflection had already been sown.

My supervisor suggested reading Pajares and acknowledging the disruptions to the 'apprenticeship of observation' that were already taking place, whilst emphasising the advantage of experiential and practice-based knowledge and learning.

I should consider the identification of boys and PPG students as problematic in this early part of the study.

And, above all I need to ensure the introduction of the idea of action research and my leaning towards participatory design early on in the writing, as a continuation or formalisation of a process already begun; which in itself epitomises the messy nature of this kind of research design.

We also talked about my reference to the book arch and student response to it in the opening chapter and the multiplicity of interpretations it may offer: students perhaps demonstrating a reverence and respect for books as sacred objects; and using this as a platform and culture from which to build.

A further remote supervision for two weeks time as a way of making up for time lost during the period of intermitting, and the university shutdown. I can't decide if that two week deadline is a cloud or a silver-lining.