So for the past weeks I have been reading all I can to try to make a decision on my topic for my research. My problem is that I have several ideas and after the March Skype session I came up with even more. Then I read all the latest blog posts and other ideas occurred. On the face of it this is great, stimulating and informative, but  sadly only feeds my indecisiveness. My research on research has been  exhausting. Trying to understand some of the books has been a challenge, but a relief when finally something makes sense and I think can see how to apply it to dance.


 I wanted to share a lovely little ACTIVITY 5:
 How our view of what knowledge is affects the way we research.
http://www.erm.ecs.soton.ac.uk/theme2/what_is_your_paradigm.html


this helped my understanding of Paradigms the author of this site from the university of Southampton
'Paradigms guide how we make decisions and carry out research............
As a researcher, it is important to know where your discipline belongs, that there are different ways of viewing the world and that your approach to knowledge is one of many.'


I am a little closer to my plan for module 2 methodology after looking at Moriarty,J. (2015) in Analytical Autoethnodrama.
Qualitative research seems to 'place an emphasis on processes and meanings that are not rigorously examined.........researchers are concerned with insight, discovery and interpretation'
verses Quantitate research which has to rely on proof or evidence of numerical data


This is still an issue for my proposal must I chose one or the other ? or can I mix them ? what if any is the advantage of mixing ?I am still struggling with this, so if you have a thought please share it.