Thursdays Skype- Mapping to Build Understanding



I really enjoyed speaking to Adesola and others from Module 2 on Thursday. I liked the analogy Adesola used about planning the journey when mapping. If you plan to specifically go to straight to a specific address in Paris by boat you will not notice anything else however if you look at the different ways you can go and stop at places on the way you will discover much more.

I also found it interesting discussing research designs and what you would call your participants. Giving them gender specific or cultural specific names can cause whoever is reading your research to make an assumption before they even finish reading. On the other hand, giving the participants numbers is dehumanizing. It is definitely something I will be aware of when planning my research and now reading other research.

I am looking forward to going through the cycle of mapping a few times to build a better understanding and plan my journey!

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