Ethical Responsibility
Themes in Research: A Preview on Ethics Ethics in human research is a deep ocean of ideas, practices, and norms. Multiple books, papers, dissertations and research have added to this vast area of knowledge. My purpose is not to add any insight to this sea of discourse; but rather to briefly outline what ethics is in research and probe some of the main touchstones for qualitative, quantitative and mixed research methods that have already been highlighted in multiple pieces of literature....
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Theoretical Framework Team Project: Cognitive Load, Personality, Activity and Motivation; a brief overview. Through a fantastic group experience; I was able to be a part of the creation of the following video. powered by Advanced iFrame References Coghlan, D., and Brydon-Miller, M. (2014). Activity theory. The SAGE encyclopedia of action research (Vols. 1-2), (pp. 22-24). SAGE Publications Ltd. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781446294406 Cook, D. A., & Artino, A. R. (2016). Motivation...
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Reflections in Writing: APA and Me It is an interesting task to reflect. It forces one to stop; turn around and look at what actions have taken place. With academic writing, I find myself hurried and clamouring for the next idea even before my last idea has had time to settle in. It is no wonder I have always dreaded the act. The final product is always my prize, my sigh of relief. I have never found joy in the drafting. However, this task has shown me that pleasure can be found in the process...
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Are We Failing Future Citizens? *this is a short paper I wrote in 2015, that I still believe is relevant today, and would like to see more research done. While citizen education in schools may not be making headlines or be Oprah worthy, there is some discussion happening in the circle of curricularists and educators alike. The essay, The Cult of Citizenship Education, written by Alan M. Sears and Emery J. Hyslop-Margison (2006), tackles some of the issues surrounding the zeitgeist of...
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