Monthly Archives: January 2024

Here are some draft research questions that could be explored based on my outcome on cultural exchange, intersectionality, and diversity in arts education: How do students from diverse backgrounds experience belonging and inclusion within arts education programs? What barriers do … Continue reading →

Welcome to my Action Research Project. “How can I foster intercultural exchange and critical reflection on intersectionality and positionality among university art students?“ The aim of this enquiry is to generate new ways for students to understand the cultural diversity … Continue reading →

Bibliography Bhagat, D. and O’Neill, P. (2011) ‘Inclusive Practices, Inclusive pedagogies: Learning from Widening Participation Research in Art and Design Higher Education’. Croydon: CHEAD. Braun, V. and Clarke, V. Thematic Analysis – an introduction (2018) Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zFcC10vOVY (Accessed 20 December 2023) Braun, Virginia, … Continue reading →

Research Methods: In reflection looking back at the ARP research methods, there are variety of definition and models to guide its implementation (Koshy, Koshy, & Waterman, 2010).  My initial idea was following the Spiral Model by Kemmis and McTaggart.  This model follows … Continue reading →

Final Version From the findings, the following could be mentioned or included in the slides: Thematic Analysis result and key figures Enhanced Awareness 90% gained knowledge of key diversity concepts 70% described increased self-reflection on identity Comfort Sharing Experiences 72% … Continue reading →

The students would work with a Workshop Padlet which includes instructions and background information. I have used Padlets for this, as student are used to this form of delivery of information, which is also used to record students’ interactive work … Continue reading →

My ethics approval form went through some versions before arriving at the approved version. It started with the draft: Which I then worked on myself to arrive at the first version, which received some feedback. 20th Oct 2023 tutorial with … Continue reading →

The action research cyclical process of Kemmisand McTaggart (1981) was adopted through the steps of (1) Plan, (2) Act, (3) Observe and (4) Reflect.  Action Research workshop planning: The workshop aim is to promote and/or foster the development of a deeper … Continue reading →

This is my actual research timeline with milestones Ethics form – DONE Draft activity plan/brief – DONE Run pilot with colleague/student – DONE Get feedback – DONE Refine activity – DONE Draft in colleagues to observe – DONE Prepare observation … Continue reading →

I am currently teaching on the CertHE programme. The action research was inspired by the Inclusive Practice unit. In the Academic Year 2022/23 we enrolled for the first time home students in the Level 4 cohort.  It was intriguing to see … Continue reading →