Qualitative Research is like...

Have you ever had been required to walk in an unknown area, over and over, and discern what is below the ground? Is there an underground river? Is there solid rock? Where is the water table? You can look under the surface, occasionally, but you can never truly see what is there. You can only use the evidence you have at hand and are able to gather to interpret the structure of what is below the surface.

That's what qualitative research feels like (to me).

Starting a New Thing

I visited with my research instructor today and I feel so much better about my project in that class. I'm working on an auto-ethnography and this blog will be part of this. I will be using my blog as data to analyze. This will be quite interesting since I'll be working on thinking about what I used to think, what I thought in the middle of doing things, and what I think now. This will be a process. I've got lots to think about.

I will also be working on a private blog, as well. Some of the things I will be processing isn't going to be for public consumption.

I feel pretty good about my project. Or at least much better about it.