Artful Research Approaches in #amwritingwithbaby: Qualitative Analysis of Academic Mothers on Facebook

This study contemplates one facet of academic motherhood through the use of artful research approaches in qualitative research to examine the (im)balance of being a mother writing academic works while raising and caring for a young child, as presented in an online hashtag Facebook campaign, #amwritingwithbaby. Specifically, this study uses an analysis of online posts and arts-based representations of findings through a comparison of narrative, poem, and word clouds. Through using popular media for representing the findings, this study helps address the accessibility of artful inquiry into the growing body of works seeking equity for women and mothers in academia

A Model for Developing Interdisciplinary Research Theoretical Frameworks

Embedded in interdisciplinary research, just as in disciplinary research, are statements of purpose, theoretical frameworks, research questions, reviews of literature, methodology, findings, recommendations, and more However, one of the least understood aspects of interdisciplinary research is the interdisciplinary research (IDR) theoretical framework. This article is intended to serve as a platform for dialogue within and across disciplines about interdisciplinary research and interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks. In addition, it provides a model for developing an IDR theoretical framework through an illustrative example of how an IDR theoretical framework was created and used within a dissertation study. We conclude the article noting critical elements about IDR and IDR theoretical frameworks for students and researchers to consider for enhancing their research

Effective teaching strategies: A brief overview

This article discusses and presents a brief overview for effective teaching strategies within the school or university classroom. As teachers know, teaching is a challenging task. There are many people who may know their subjects very well. However, not everyone is able to convey what he or she knows to others. In fact, despite the fact teachers know a lot, many struggle to explain their knowledge to others. The main reason is that those specialists do not have knowledge, skills and competencies of sharing what they know with others. Thus, this paper attempts to address the mismatch between having knowledge about a topic and being able to share it with others by providing an overview of effective teaching strategies

Developing research competence through a student-run peer-review journal at higher education institutions of Kazakhstan

This paper seeks to better understand the general institutional characteristics and the specific participatory activities that help students in higher education develop research competence. This paper presents the first part of an ongoing mixed methods study which uses a quantitative survey of authors (N=30), peer reviewers (N=35) and editors (N=10), followed by qualitative interviews (N=9) of selected representatives from each role, in order to identify and evaluate the ways in which participation in a student-run peer-reviewed journal contributed to developing research competence. In this part, we discuss the state of scholarly research in Kazakhstan, and provide a definition of research competence, and present the methodology employed in this study. The second part of the study will identify strengths of the student-run project, opportunities for improvement, and considerations for application in similar contexts to improve research competence. In this way, it makes a concrete step toward understanding how to improve scholarly research in Kazakhstan

Artful Research Approaches in #amwritingwithbaby: Qualitative Analysis of Academic Mothers on Facebook

This study contemplates one facet of academic motherhood through the use of artful research approaches in qualitative research to examine the (im)balance of being a mother writing academic works while raising and caring for a young child, as presented in an online hashtag Facebook campaign, #amwritingwithbaby. Specifically, this study uses an analysis of online posts and arts-based representations of findings through a comparison of narrative, poem, and word clouds. Through using popular media for representing the findings, this study helps address the accessibility of artful inquiry into the growing body of works seeking equity for women and mothers in academia

Breaking the “Fourth Wall” in Qualitative Research: Participant-Led Digital Data Construction

This article reconstructs the typical researcher-participant focus - where the participants are doing for us - instead we followed the participants’ lead in the construction of research. Using a qualitative literacy event case study as an example, we describe how participants unexpectedly co-constructed knowledge through a participant-led digital data collection. In this theoretical article, we provide an explanation of the original study, which used observations, semi-structured interviews, and home visits as a collective qualitative case study on parental participation in social literacy practices. The original investigation led to the important shift that occurred in participant-researcher roles. In this article, using an ethnographic perspective, we explain how unexpected digital data creations created by participants’ family members allowed for enhanced equity between researcher and participant through changing the research dynamic, hearing and seeing participant voice previously unavailable. Situated within socio-cultural construction and the concept of Diderot’s concept of the fourth wall (the invisible barrier between audience and actor), we explain how these new insights provide opportunities for other qualitative researchers to enhance their practices through an ontological shift, intentionally “breaking the fourth wall of research” to integrate participant co-construction of knowledge..

Тиімді оқыту стратегиялары: қысқаша шолу

Бұл мақалада мектеп қабырғасында немесе университеттерде оқытуға арналған тиімді стратегияларға қысқаша шолу жасалады және талқыланады. Оқытудың күрделі міндет екендігін мұғалімдердің барлығы жақсы біледі. Өзінің пәнін өте жақсы білетін адамдар көп. Дегенмен, өзінің білгенін басқаға жеткізе алу барлығының қолынан келе бермейді. Шын мәнінде, мұғалімдердің мол білімі бола тұра, өзінің білімін басқаға жеткізуде бірқатар қиындықтарға кездеседі. Көп жағдайда мұның басты себебі мұндай мамандардың өз білетінін басқалармен бөлісуге қажетті білімі, дағдылары мен құзыреттілігі болмауына байланысты. Бұл мақала тиімді оқыту әдіс-тәсілдеріне шолу жасау арқылы тақырып бойынша білімді меңгеру мен оны басқалармен бөлісе білудің арасындағы сәйкессіздікті шешу мүмкіндіктерін қарастыруға арналады

Effective teaching strategies: A brief overview

This article discusses and presents a brief overview for effective teaching strategies within the school or university classroom. As teachers know, teaching is a challenging task. There are many people who may know their subjects very well. However, not everyone is able to convey what he or she knows to others. In fact, despite the fact teachers know a lot, many struggle to explain their knowledge to others. The main reason is that those specialists do not have knowledge, skills and competencies of sharing what they know with others. Thus, this paper attempts to address the mismatch between having knowledge about a topic and being able to share it with others by providing an overview of effective teaching strategies

Эффективные стратегии преподавания: краткий обзор

В данной статье рассматривается и представляется краткий обзор эффективных стратегий преподавания в стенах школ и университетов. Ни для одного из учителей не секрет, что преподавание является сложной задачей. Существует много людей, которые обладают профессиональными знаниями. Однако не каждый может передать другим то, что он или она знает. На самом деле, несмотря на то, что учителя имеют огромный багаж знаний, многие сталкиваются с трудностями в процессе передачи своих знаний другим. Основная причина заключается в том, что у этих специалистов нет знаний, навыков и «Школа не является подготовкой к жизни. Школа - это сама жизнь». Джон Дьюи компетенций по обмену с другими тем, что они знают. Таким образом, в статье делается попытка устранить несоответствие между знаниями по теме и возможностью поделиться ею с другими посредством обзора эффективных стратегий преподавания