Nicole's BAPP Blog

I took a look at Adesolas blog 'Thoughts on people and interviews' I have decided to blog about my views on the link in relation to my inquiry. https://www.ted.com/talks/dave_isay_everyone_around_you_has_a_story_the_world_needs_to_hear *My experiences lead to my inquiry idea *Using existing professional networks initially made the data collection possible for my research project. *The individuals used for my data collection formed a new layer to my existing circle of networks- The networking process has given me an 'in' to a number of dance captains who I could contact and reach out to for support if I develop to the dance captain position. *The use of networking as a community for dance captains is even more important from discovering the lack of literature available to look at about the position for guidance. Additionally the lack of support in the position in terms of a preparation and procedure carried out in the role or a transition period or even a handbook

On march 12, 2019 Adesola described the central place of analysis by thinking about it as a 'meaning making process'. Module 2 highlighted that quantitative data is counting the numbers and putting them in a graph or pie chart to see what they represent. Qualitative data tries to understand what the information is saying and finding meaning of what I am doing for my inquiry. Analysis of the inquiry can be looked at from many perspectives some we discussed on the skype call: *How did I utilise the data collection tools *Reflecting on how I performed as an interviewer *How would I feel if I was the one being interviewed *What does the data indicate to me personally *Could I make an analysis chart/table *What information wasn't I expecting *What do I wish I had thought of before since completing data collection *Did the interview/questionnaire trigger past experiences  The analysis process is about recognising the information as it comes up, comparin